The logic of the stimulus

Animal Cognition

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 247-256

  Lea, Stephen E G ^a   Goto, Kazuhiro ^b   Osthaus, Britta ^a   Ryan, Catriona M E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative psychology; Functional psychology; Gestalt psychology; Global vs. local cues; Means end understanding

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; COLUMBA; VERTEBRATA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; DOG; HUMAN; LOGIC; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGEONS AND DOVES; PROBLEM SOLVING; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COGNITION; COLUMBIDAE; COMPREHENSION; DOGS; HUMANS; LOGIC; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PERCEPTION; PROBLEM SOLVING; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 36749008421     PISSN: 14359448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10071-006-0038-3     Document Type: Review

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