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Relative numerousness judgment and summation in young, middle-aged, and older adult orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus abelii and Pongo pygmaeus pygmaeus)

Authors: Ursula S. Anderson, Tara S. Stoinski, Mollie A. Bloomsmith, Terry L. Maple

Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology

Keywords: age differences, cognition, ordinality, quantitative judgment

2007

Ordinality and inferential abilities of a grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus)

Authors: I.M. Pepperberg

Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology

Keywords: animal vocalization, animals, association learning, color perception, comprehension, concept formation, discrimination learning, mathematics, parrots, problem solving, psychophysics, size perception, symbolism, visual pattern recognition

2006

Spontaneous Use of Magnitude Discrimination andOrdination by the Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus)

Authors: R.W. Shumaker, A.M. Palkovich, B.B. Beck, G.A. Guagnano, H. Morowitz

Publication/Journal: Journal of Comparative Psychology

Keywords: animals, appetitive behavior, attention, discrimination learning, female, male, motivation, pongo pygmaeus/psychology, problem solving

2001

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