Ordinality and inferential abilities of a grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus)

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 205-216

  Pepperberg, Irene M ^a,b,c  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arabic numerals; Equivalence; Grey parrot; Ordinality

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COLOR VISION; COMPREHENSION; CONCEPT FORMATION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; LEARNING; MATHEMATICS; PARROT; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTION; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SYMBOLISM; VOCALIZATION;

ANIMALS; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; COLOR PERCEPTION; COMPREHENSION; CONCEPT FORMATION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; MATHEMATICS; PARROTS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SIZE PERCEPTION; SYMBOLISM; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 33747336441     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7036.120.3.205     Document Type: Article

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