Discrimination of geometric angles by adult humans

Animal Cognition

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 271-284

  Reichert, James F ^a   Kelly, Debbie M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Absolute learning; Angle discrimination; Geometry; Human; Relational learning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION;

DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857363226     PISSN: 14359448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10071-011-0452-z     Document Type: Article

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