The comparative psychology of same-different judgments by humans (Homo sapiens) and monkeys (Macaca mulatta).
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Summary
The hypothesis that for humans the Same-Different concept is qualitative, categorical, and rule-based, so that humans distinguish 0-disparity pairs from pairs with any discernible disparity, is supported.
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- article
- Published
- 2008-07-01
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- 30
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- 49
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Keywords
Psychology, Homo sapiens, Categorical variable, Comparative cognition, Similarity (geometry)
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