Distance and Magnitude Effects in Sequential Number Discrimination by Pigeons

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 206-216

  Roberts, William A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

distance effect; magnitude effect; number; pigeons; primates

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COLOR VISION; DISTANCE PERCEPTION; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; LEARNING; METHODOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGEONS AND DOVES; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; REACTION TIME;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; COLOR PERCEPTION; COLUMBIDAE; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); DISTANCE PERCEPTION; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; SERIAL LEARNING; SIZE PERCEPTION;

AVES; COLUMBA; PRIMATES;

EID: 77950919913     PISSN: 00977403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0017226     Document Type: Article

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