Same-Different Discrimination: The Keel and Backbone of Thought and Reasoning

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-22

  Wasserman, Edward A ^a   Young, Michael E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

baboons; concept learning; pigeons; relational learning; same different discrimination

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; THINKING;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; HUMANS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; THINKING;

COLUMBA; PAPIO;

EID: 76849091545     PISSN: 00977403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0016327     Document Type: Article

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