Abstract-Concept Learning Carryover Effects From the Initial Training Set in Pigeons (Columba livia)

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 79-89

  Nakamura, Tamo ^a   Wright, Anthony A ^a   Katz, Jeffrey S ^b   Bodily, Kent D ^b   Sturz, Bradley R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

abstract concept learning; item specific learning; relational learning; restricted domain learning; same different learning

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; APTITUDE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COLOR VISION; CONCEPT FORMATION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; LEARNING; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PIGEONS AND DOVES; REACTION TIME; RECALL;

ANIMALS; APTITUDE; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; ATTENTION; COLOR PERCEPTION; COLUMBIDAE; CONCEPT FORMATION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; MENTAL RECALL; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; REACTION TIME; TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 60849121710     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0013126     Document Type: Article

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