Same/different concept learning by capuchin monkeys in matching-to-sample tasks.

The ability to understand similarities and analogies is a fundamental aspect of human advanced cognition. Although subject of considerable research in comparative cognition, the extent to which nonhuman species are capable of analogical reasoning is still debated. This study examined the conditions...

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Main Authors: Valentina Truppa, Eva Piano Mortari, Duilio Garofoli, Sara Privitera, Elisabetta Visalberghi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21858225/?tool=EBI