Experiments
The Pigeon Concept Learning Experiment (Trees, Water, Margaret) – Richard Herrnstein
A comprehensive academic analysis of Richard Herrnstein's groundbreaking concept learning experiments in pigeons, exploring visual...
Comparative Psychology
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The Artificial Selection for Maze Bright and Maze Dull Rats – Robert Tryon
A comprehensive academic analysis of Robert Tryon's landmark selective breeding experiment on maze-bright and maze-dull...
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The Number Conservation and Ordinality in Monkeys – Elizabeth Brannon and Herbert Terrace
A comprehensive academic analysis of Elizabeth Brannon and Herbert Terrace's seminal research on numerical ordinality...
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The Numerosity in Chimpanzees Experiment – Sarah Boysen
A comprehensive academic analysis of Sarah Boysen's groundbreaking experiments on chimpanzee numerical cognition, symbolic processing,...
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The Insight in Pigeons Experiment (Box and Banana) – Robert Epstein, Robert Lanza, and B.F. Skinner
A comprehensive academic analysis of the Epstein, Lanza, and Skinner box-and-banana experiment demonstrating insight via...
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The Self-Awareness in Pigeons Experiment (Mirror Test) – Robert Epstein, Robert Lanza, and B.F. Skinner
An academic analysis of the landmark 1981 Epstein, Lanza, and Skinner experiment examining mirror self-recognition...
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The Chimpanzee Helping and Prosociality Experiment – Felix Warneken and Michael Tomasello
A comprehensive academic outline examining Warneken and Tomasello's seminal comparative experiments on instrumental helping and...
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The Rat Empathy and Prosocial Behavior Experiment (Trapped Cagemate) – Inbal Ben-Ami Bartal, Jean Decety, and Peggy Mason
A comprehensive academic analysis of the 2011 Bartal, Decety, and Mason trapped cagemate study demonstrating...
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The Chaser the Border Collie Language Comprehension Study – John W. Pilley
A comprehensive academic analysis of Dr. John W. Pilley's landmark cognitive study on Chaser the...
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The Alex the Parrot Animal Cognition Studies – Irene Pepperberg
A comprehensive academic analysis of Irene Pepperberg's landmark cognitive studies with Alex the African Grey...
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The Washoe the Chimpanzee Sign Language Study – Allen Gardner and Beatrix Gardner
A comprehensive academic analysis of the groundbreaking cross-fostering sign language study conducted with Washoe the...
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The Scrub Jay Deceptive Caching Experiment – Nicola Clayton
A comprehensive academic analysis of Nicola Clayton's groundbreaking scrub jay deceptive caching experiments, exploring avian...