Artificial grammar learning in zebra finches and human adults: XYX versus XXY

Animal Cognition

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 151-164

  Chen, Jiani ^a   van Rossum, Danielle ^a   ten Cate, Carel ^a,b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Artificial grammar learning; Human adult; Language evolution; Rule learning; Songbird; Syntax

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL; AUDITORY STIMULATION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; FINCH; HUMAN; LEARNING; LINGUISTICS; MALE; VOCALIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; ANIMALS; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; FINCHES; GENERALIZATION (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOLINGUISTICS; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84957958344     PISSN: 14359448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10071-014-0786-4     Document Type: Article

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