Problem solving in great apes (Pan paniscus, Pan troglodytes, Gorilla gorilla, and Pongo abelii): The effect of visual feedback

Animal Cognition

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 923-936

  Völter, Christoph J ^a,b   Call, Josep ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

^b BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Causal cognition; Perceptual motor feedback; Problem solving; Puzzle box

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GAME; GORILLA; MALE; ORANG UTAN; PAN PANISCUS; PAN TROGLODYTES; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SENSORY FEEDBACK; VISION;

ANIMALS; FEEDBACK, SENSORY; FEMALE; GAMES, EXPERIMENTAL; GORILLA GORILLA; MALE; PAN PANISCUS; PAN TROGLODYTES; PONGO ABELII; PROBLEM SOLVING; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CORVIDA; GORILLA GORILLA; HOMINIDAE; PAN PANISCUS; PAN TROGLODYTES; PONGO PYGMAEUS; PONGO PYGMAEUS ABELII;

EID: 84865414559     PISSN: 14359448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10071-012-0519-5     Document Type: Article

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