Darwin's mistake: Explaining the discontinuity between human and nonhuman minds
Over the last quarter century, the dominant tendency in comparative cognitive psychology
has been to emphasize the similarities between human and nonhuman minds and to …
has been to emphasize the similarities between human and nonhuman minds and to …
[PDF][PDF] Concept learning in animals
Generally speaking, the study of concepts in cognitive psychology is anthropocentric with
respect to both content and theory. A broader comparative perspective on the various forms …
respect to both content and theory. A broader comparative perspective on the various forms …
[BOOK][B] Apes, monkeys, children, and the growth of mind
JC Gómez - 2009 - books.google.com
What can the study of young monkeys and apes tell us about the minds of young humans?
In this fascinating introduction to the study of primate minds, Juan Carlos Gomez identifies …
In this fascinating introduction to the study of primate minds, Juan Carlos Gomez identifies …
The origins of same/different discrimination in human infants
Highlights•Infants can compare across examples to form abstract relations.•Same/different
discrimination emerges before and independent of language.•The factors that facilitate and …
discrimination emerges before and independent of language.•The factors that facilitate and …
Similarity and difference in the conceptual systems of primates: The unobservability hypothesis
1950; Boakes, 1984; Hodos & Campbell, 1969; Macphail, 1987). As a consequence, the
idea of psychological diversity—qualitative differences in the mental systems of different …
idea of psychological diversity—qualitative differences in the mental systems of different …
Same–different discrimination: The keel and backbone of thought and reasoning.
Discriminating same from different collections of items is central to human thought and
reasoning. Recent comparative research suggests that same–different discrimination …
reasoning. Recent comparative research suggests that same–different discrimination …
Children's representation of abstract relations in relational/array match-to-sample tasks
Five experiments compared preschool children's performance to that of adults and of non-
human animals on match to sample tasks involving 2-item or 16-item arrays that varied …
human animals on match to sample tasks involving 2-item or 16-item arrays that varied …
Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) and orangutan (Pongo abelii) understanding of first- and second-order relations
J Vonk - Animal Cognition, 2003 - Springer
Four orangutans and one gorilla matched images in a delayed matching-to-sample (DMTS)
task based on the relationship between items depicted in those images, thus demonstrating …
task based on the relationship between items depicted in those images, thus demonstrating …
Same-different conceptualization in dogs (Canis familiaris).
A Scagel, E Mercado III - Journal of Comparative Psychology, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
Abstract concept formation was once thought to be a uniquely human ability. An increasing
variety of nonhuman species have demonstrated aspects of this ability, however, suggesting …
variety of nonhuman species have demonstrated aspects of this ability, however, suggesting …
Disconnect in concept learning by rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta): judgment of relations and relations-between-relations.
The authors investigated the role that entropy measures, discriminative cues, and symbolic
knowledge play for rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) in the acquisition of the concepts of …
knowledge play for rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) in the acquisition of the concepts of …