The nature of discrimination learning in pigeons

Learning and Behavior

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 188-199

  Pearce, John M ^a,c   Esber, Guillem R ^a   George, David N ^a   Haselgrove, Mark ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; EXCITATION; LEARNING; NONHUMAN; PIGEON; STIMULUS; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION;

ANIMALS; COLUMBIDAE; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; MODELS, STATISTICAL;

EID: 48249131562     PISSN: 15434494     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/LB.36.3.188     Document Type: Article

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