Do animals understand invisible displacement? A critical review

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 225-239

  Jaakkola, Kelly ^a  

^a Dolphin Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative cognition; Invisible displacement; Object permanence; Secondary representation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIRD; COMPREHENSION; DEPTH PERCEPTION; HOMINID; MAMMAL; PHYSIOLOGY; THINKING;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; COMPREHENSION; HOMINIDAE; MAMMALS; SPACE PERCEPTION; THINKING;

EID: 84906234521     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0035675     Document Type: Article

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