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Document Type
Article
Date of this Version
1975
Abstract
Each of three hand raised crows received 300 learning set problems in a modified WGTA using three-dimensional stimuli. Consistent within-problem learning was obtained but learning set formation was minimal. An analysis of hypothesis behavior (Levine, 1959) revealed a strong tendency towards position and stimulus preferences. These results raise the possibility of large species differences in learning set formation within the family Corvid
Comments
Published in Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society Vol. 5 (5), 373-375 (1975). Copyright 1975 Psychonomic Society, Inc. Used by permission.