The phylogenetic roots of cognitive dissonance

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 425-432

  West, Samantha ^a   Jett, Stephanie E ^b   Beckman, Tamra ^a   Vonk, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive dissonance; Nonhumans; Primates

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEAR; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HAPLORHINI; MALE; PARROT; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COGNITIVE DISSONANCE; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; HAPLORHINI; MALE; PARROTS; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; URSIDAE;

EID: 78649693917     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0019932     Document Type: Article

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