Repeated acquisition and discrimination reversal in the squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus)

Animal Cognition

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 221-228

  Kangas, Brian D ^a   Bergman, Jack ^a  

^a MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Discrimination reversal; Repeated acquisition; Squirrel monkey; Touchscreen

Indexed keywords

PRIMATES; SAIMIRI; SAIMIRI SCIUREUS;

ANIMAL; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; LEARNING; MALE; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PSYCHOLOGY; REINFORCEMENT; SQUIRREL MONKEY;

ANIMALS; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; MALE; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); REVERSAL LEARNING; SAIMIRI;

EID: 84893730155     PISSN: 14359448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10071-013-0654-7     Document Type: Article

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