Pigeons exhibit higher accuracy for chosen memory tests than for forced memory tests in duration matching-to-sample

Learning and Behavior

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-11

  Adams, Allison ^a   Santi, Angelo ^a  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chosen forced advantage; Memory; Metacognition; Metamemory; Pigeons; Time intervals

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; MEMORY; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGEONS AND DOVES; TIME;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; COLUMBIDAE; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; MEMORY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79952740271     PISSN: 15434494     EISSN: 15434508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13420-010-0001-7     Document Type: Article

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