Domain is a moving target for relational learning

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 172-175

  Katz, Jeffrey S ^a   Sturz, Bradley R ^b   Wright, Anthony A ^c,d  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Abstract concept learning; Item specific learning; Pigeons; Restricted domain relational learning; Same different

Indexed keywords

BIRD; LEARNING; TRAINING;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LEARNING; NONHUMAN; PIGEON; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COLUMBIDAE; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY); VISUAL PERCEPTION;

COLUMBA;

EID: 77349107625     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2009.12.006     Document Type: Article

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