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Concept formation in American black bears, Ursus americanus

Authors: Jennifer Vonk, Stephanie E. Jett, Kelly W. Mosteller

Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour

Keywords: black bear, cognition, concept formation, level of abstraction, ursus americanus

2012

Stages of Category Learning in Monkeys (Macaca mulatta) and Humans (Homo sapiens)

Authors: J.D. Smith, W.P. Chapman, J.S. Redford

Publication/Journal: Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes

Keywords: abstraction, category learning, primate cognition, prototypes, stages of learning

2010

Abstraction, cruelty and other aspects of animal play (exemplified by the playfulness of Muki and Maluca)

Authors: Morten Tønnessen

Publication/Journal: Sign Systems Studies

Keywords: cat play, cruelty play, human play, play behaviour, play-behavior, social morality, umwelt

2009

Size matters: Impact of item size and quantity on array choice by chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)

Authors: Boysen, Sarah T., Berntson, Gary G., Mukobi, Kimberly L.

Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology

Keywords: *animal cognition, ability level, above chance, abstraction, acoustics, adaptation, adaptiveness, age, age differences, altruism, amnesia, analogy, animal behavior, animal breeding, animal captivity, animal communication, animal defence, animal developme

2001

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