Pigeons May Not Use Dual Coding in the Radial Maze Analog Task

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 262-272

  DiGian, Kelly A ^a   Zentall, Thomas R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

dual coding; pigeons; prospective coding; radial maze analog; retrospective coding

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; LONG TERM MEMORY; MAZE TEST; ORIENTATION; PIGEONS AND DOVES; PROBLEM SOLVING; RECALL;

ANIMALS; ATTENTION; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COLUMBIDAE; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; INTENTION; MAZE LEARNING; MENTAL RECALL; ORIENTATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY);

COLUMBA;

EID: 34548831641     PISSN: 00977403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0097-7403.33.3.262     Document Type: Article

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