Representation of Serial Order in Pigeons (Columba livia)

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 423-429

  Scarf, Damian ^a   Colombo, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Chaining theory; Representation; Serial order

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CONCEPT FORMATION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; LEARNING; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PIGEONS AND DOVES;

ANIMALS; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; COLUMBIDAE; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; SERIAL LEARNING;

COLUMBA; COLUMBA LIVIA;

EID: 78049509342     PISSN: 00977403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0020926     Document Type: Article

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