Velocity-Based Motion Categorization by Pigeons

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 175-188

  Cook, Robert G ^a   Beale, Kevin ^a   Koban, Angie ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Categorization; Motion categories; Movement discrimination; Pigeons; Velocity discrimination

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CONCEPT FORMATION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; LEARNING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTION; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGEONS AND DOVES; REACTION TIME; ROTATION; TIME; VISION;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COLUMBIDAE; CONCEPT FORMATION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; GENERALIZATION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MOTION; MOTION PERCEPTION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; ROTATION; TIME FACTORS; TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY); VISUAL PERCEPTION;

ANIMALIA; COLUMBA;

EID: 79955608913     PISSN: 00977403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0022105     Document Type: Article

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