Comparative cognition : representations and processes in learning and memory

Animals were once seen as intellectually passive and possessing few mental faculties. Current research indicates that this is not the case and that animals are efficient processors of information. Animals adapt to situations with clear and measurable cognitive abilities. The manner in which animals...

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Published in:	Annual review of psychology Vol. 43; no. 1; pp. 671 - 710
Main Authors:	ROITBLAT, H. L, VON FERSEN, L
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Palo Alto, CA Annual Reviews 1992 Annual Reviews, Inc
Subjects:	Animal behavior Animal cognition Biological and medical sciences Cognition Cognition in animals Cognition. Intelligence Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Learning Miscellaneous Psychology Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychology. Psychophysiology Social research Concept learning Mental imagery Mental representation Memory Cognition Review Neural network Connectionism Learning Cognitive map Acquisition process Animal Information processing Working memory Categorization
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Summary:	Animals were once seen as intellectually passive and possessing few mental faculties. Current research indicates that this is not the case and that animals are efficient processors of information. Animals adapt to situations with clear and measurable cognitive abilities. The manner in which animals learn concepts, visual and spatial representations, and their understanding of abstract and natural concepts is analyzed. Recent research on neural network models is also reviewed.
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ISSN:	0066-4308 1545-2085
DOI:	10.1146/annurev.ps.43.020192.003323