Categorization and formation of equivalence classes in animals: Studies in Japan on the background of contemporary developments

Japanese Psychological Research

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 182-194

  Jitsumori, Masako ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Animal cognition; Categorization; Cognitive behavior; Comparative psychology; Concepts; Functional equivalence; Stimulus class

Indexed keywords

EID: 5644292048     PISSN: 00215368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5584.2004.00250.x     Document Type: Review

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