Same/different discrimination learning with trial-unique stimuli

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 644-650

  Brooks, Daniel I ^a,b   Wasserman, Edward A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b E11 SSH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; PIGEONS AND DOVES; ROTATION;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COLUMBIDAE; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; ROTATION;

EID: 50949092148     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: 15315320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/PBR.15.3.644     Document Type: Article

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