Scalar effects in the visual discrimination of numerosity by pigeons

Learning and Behavior

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 176-192

  Emmerton, Jacky ^a,b   Renner, Jennifer C ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONDITIONING; LEARNING; NONHUMAN; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PIGEON; PSYCHOMETRY; SCALAR EFFECT; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION; ANIMAL; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; MATHEMATICS; PIGEONS AND DOVES; VISION;

ANIMALS; COLUMBIDAE; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; LEARNING; MATHEMATICS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 33749020551     PISSN: 15434494     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03193193     Document Type: Article

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