| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 326 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Current perspectives in psychology
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Current perspectives in psychology.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-309) and index. |
| Contents |
Adaptation -- Sculpting of tendencies -- Learning, the foundation of intelligence -- Limitations of respondents and operants -- First lessons from primates -- Primate research at the San Diego Zoo -- Interesting events at the San Diego Zoo -- The LANA Project, 1971 -- The assembling of language: Sherman and Austin -- Kanzi! -- Asking questions so that animals can provide the right answers -- When emergents just don't emerge -- Animals count -- brain business: cause-effect reasoning -- Processes basic to learning and reinforcement: a new perspective -- Harlow's bridge to rational behaviors -- Rational behaviorism -- Overview and perspective. |
| Summary |
Identifies an advanced level of animal behaviour that reflects animals' natural and active inclination to make sense of the world. Rumbaugh and Washburn present a way to understand learning, intelligence and rational behaviour in both animals and humans. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Apes -- Psychology.
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Apes -- Psychology. |
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Apes. |
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Animal intelligence.
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Animal intelligence. |
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Psychology, Comparative.
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Psychology, Comparative. |
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Hominidae -- psychology. |
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Behavior, Animal. |
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Intelligence. |
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Psychology, Comparative. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Washburn, David A., 1961-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Rumbaugh, Duane M., 1929- Intelligence of apes and other rational beings. New Heaven : Yale University Press, ©2003 (DLC) 2002156629 |
| ISBN |
9780300129359 (electronic book) |
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0300129351 (electronic book) |
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0300099835 |
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9780300099836 |
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