Testing the translational-symmetry hypothesis of abstract-concept learning in pigeons

Learning and Behavior

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 35-41

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

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Armstrong State University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CONCEPT FORMATION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; LONG TERM MEMORY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGEONS AND DOVES; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; TIME; VISION;

ANIMALS; COLUMBIDAE; CONCEPT FORMATION; CUES; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); TIME FACTORS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 77949905613     PISSN: 15434494     EISSN: 15434508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/LB.38.1.35     Document Type: Article

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