Processing of Biological Motion Point-Light Displays by Baboons (Papio papio)

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 381-391

  Parron, Carole ^a   Deruelle, Christine ^a   Fagot, Joël ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

configural processing; object recognition; perception; perceptual grouping

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; BIOMECHANICS; CONCEPT FORMATION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; LEARNING; MALE; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; ORIENTATION; PAPIO PAPIO; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; VISION;

ANIMALS; ATTENTION; BIOMECHANICS; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; CUES; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; MALE; MOTION PERCEPTION; ORIENTATION; PAPIO PAPIO; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PERCEPTUAL CLOSURE; PROBLEM SOLVING; TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY);

ANIMALIA; PAPIO; PAPIO PAPIO;

EID: 36048929810     PISSN: 00977403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0097-7403.33.4.381     Document Type: Article

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