Same-different conceptualization by baboons (Papio papio): The role of entropy

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 42-52

  Wasserman, Edward A ^a,b   Fagot, Joël ^c   Young, Michael E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b E11 SSH   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CONCEPT FORMATION; ENTROPY; FEMALE; LEARNING; MALE; PAPIO; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CONCEPT FORMATION; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); ENTROPY; FEMALE; MALE; PAPIO; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 85047684970     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7036.115.1.42     Document Type: Article

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