Taking personality selection bias seriously in animal cognition research: A case study in capuchin monkeys (Sapajus apella)

Animal Cognition

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 677-684

  Morton, F Blake ^a   Lee, Phyllis C ^a   Buchanan Smith, Hannah M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Associative learning; Cognitive experiment; Platyrrhines; Selection bias; Temperament; Training

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CEBUS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REINFORCEMENT; SELECTION BIAS; STANDARD;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CEBUS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SELECTION BIAS;

ANIMALIA; CEBUS; HAPLORHINI;

EID: 84879200033     PISSN: 14359448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10071-013-0603-5     Document Type: Article

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