Quality Before Quantity: Rapid Learning of Reverse-Reward Contingency by Capuchin Monkeys (Cebus apella)

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 445-448

  Anderson, James R ^a   Hattori, Yuko ^b   Fujita, Kazuo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

choice; food preference; inhibitory control; self control

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CEBIDAE; CONCEPT FORMATION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; LEARNING; MALE; MOTIVATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REWARD;

ANIMALS; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; CEBUS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; MALE; MOTIVATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; REVERSAL LEARNING; REWARD; TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 56349145805     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0012624     Document Type: Article

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