Implicit and explicit category learning by capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella)

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 294-304

  Smith, J David ^a   Crossley, Matthew J ^b   Boomer, Joseph ^c   Church, Barbara A ^c   Beran, Michael J ^d   Ashby, F Gregory ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^d GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Capuchin monkeys; Category learning; Comparative cognition; Explicit categorization; Primate cognition

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CEBUS; DECISION MAKING; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; MALE; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; VISION;

ANIMALS; CEBUS; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; JUDGMENT; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84872266273     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0026031     Document Type: Article

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