Functional relationships for determining similarities and differences in comparative cognition

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 246-251

  Wright, Anthony A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Abstract concepts; Cognitive modules; Evolution; Monkeys; Pigeons; Same different

Indexed keywords

BIRD; COGNITION; FUNCTIONAL ROLE; LEARNING; PRIMATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; LEARNING; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PIGEON; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RHESUS MONKEY; STIMULUS; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING;

ANIMALS; CEBUS; COGNITION; COLUMBIDAE; CONCEPT FORMATION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; GENERALIZATION (PSYCHOLOGY); MACACA MULATTA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY);

CEBUS; COLUMBA; MACACA MULATTA;

EID: 78149236126     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2010.07.018     Document Type: Article

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