The Learning of Exclusive-Or Categories by Monkeys (Macaca mulatta) and Humans (Homo sapiens)

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 20-29

  Smith, J David ^a   Coutinho, Mariana V C ^a   Couchman, Justin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Categorization; Comparative psychology; Exclusive or relation; Learning; Primates

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MACACA MULATTA; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ANIMALS; COGNITION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MACACA MULATTA; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

ANIMALIA; HOMO SAPIENS; MACACA MULATTA; PRIMATES;

EID: 79951559097     PISSN: 00977403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0019497     Document Type: Article

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