Integration of Geometric With Luminance Information in the Rat: Evidence From Within-Compound Associations

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 92-98

  Rhodes, S E V ^a   Creighton, G ^a   Killcross, A S ^a   Good, M ^a   Honey, R C ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cue interaction; geometry; within compound associations

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FOOD; LEARNING; LIGHT; MALE; MEMORY; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT;

ANIMALS; FOOD; FORM PERCEPTION; LEARNING; LIGHT; MALE; MEMORY; RATS;

RATTUS;

EID: 60849083528     PISSN: 00977403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0097-7403.35.1.92     Document Type: Article

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