Quantitative Analyses of Behavior

by Commons, Michael L.; Herrnstein, Richard J.; Kosslyn, Stephen M.; Mumford

• ISBN13: 9780805803983
• ISBN10: 080580398X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1990-02-01
• Publisher: Psychology Pr

Summary

Volume eight in this highly acclaimed series discusses the behavioral approaches to pattern recognition and concept formation in two sections: categories and concepts in birds, and shape and form. An ideal reference for students and professionals in experimental psychology and behavioral analysis.

Table of Contents

About the Editors	p. x
List of Contributors	p. xiii
Preface	p. xv
Categories and Concepts in Birds	p. 1
Categorical Color and Shape Coding by Pigeons	p. 3
Acknowledgements	p. 20
References	p. 20
Rudimentary Rule-Governed Behavior in the Pigeon	p. 23
Acknowledgements	p. 37
References	p. 38
Size Invariance in Visual Pattern Recognition by Pigeons	p. 41
Acknowledgements	p. 63
References	p. 63
Pigeons' Perception of Complex Movement Patterns	p. 67
References	p. 86
Acknowledgements	p. 86
Pattern Recognition, Updating, and Filial Imprinting in the Domestic Chicken (gallus Gallus)	p. 89
References	p. 109
Acknowledgements	p. 109
Configural Processes in Pigeon Perception	p. 111
References	p. 124
Acknowledgements	p. 124
Shape and Form	p. 127
Form Similarity and Categorization in Pigeon Visual Search	p. 129
Acknowledgment	p. 142
References	p. 142
Shape Constancy in the Pigeon: the Perspective Transformations Decomposed	p. 145
Acknowledgements	p. 162
References	p. 163
Unnatural Concepts and the Theory of Concept Discrimination in Birds	p. 165
Acknowledgements	p. 184
References	p. 184
Visual Categorization by Pigeons	p. 187
Acknowledgements	p. 212
References	p. 212
Author Index	p. 215
Subject Index	p. 221
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