Recherches et engagements
Fagot, J., Bonté, E., & Hopkins, W. D. (2013). Age-dependant behavioral strategies in a visual search task in baboons (Papio papio) and their relation to inhibitory control. Journal of Comparative Psychology, 127(2), 194–203 Abstract – A computerized visual search task was presented to 18 guinea baboons (Papio papio) ranging from 2.7 to 14.3 years of […]
Fagot, J., Barbet, I & Parron, C. (2012). Grouping and Segmentation in Human and Nonhuman Primates. In Wasserman, E. & Zental, T. (Eds.) The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Cognition (2nd edn). Page 12-24. This chapter focuses on the processing of visual information by primates. It presents two main lines of research to illustrate similarities […]
Fagot, J. & Parron, C. (2012). Visual cognition in nonhuman primates. In Lazaverra, O, Shimizu, T. & Wasserman, E.A. (Eds.). How animals see the world. Oxford Psychology Press. pp. 371-389. Abstract – This chapter discusses studies that compared grouping mechanisms in two nonhuman primate species (chimpanzees and baboons) and in humans. A local advantage, […]
Davidoff, J. Goldstein, J., Tharp, I, Wakui, E. & Fagot, J. (2012). Perceptual and categorical judgements of color similarity. Journal of Cognitive Psychology, 24,871-892. Copyright restrictions prevent me from posting this article online, but you can request it from me below. Abstract – Consideration is given to the tasks that make judgements of […]
Grainger, J., Dufau, S, Montant, M, Ziegler, J.C & Fagot, J. (2012). Response to Comment on “Orthographic Processing in Baboons (Papio papio). Science ; 336, 245-248. Abstract – Bains pointed out that some of our nonwords were in fact real words and that an algorithm using only information about single letters and their positions achieves […]
Grainger, J., Dufau, S, Montant, M, Ziegler, J.C & Fagot, J. (2012). Orthographic processing in baboons. Science, 336, 245-248 Abstract – Skilled readers use information about which letters are where in a word (orthographic information) in order to access the sounds and meanings of printed words. We asked whether efficient processing of orthographic information […]
Fagot, J. & Thompson, R.K.R (2011). Generalized Relational Matching by Guinea Baboons (Papio papio) in two by two-item analogy problems. Psychological Science, 22, 1304–1309 Abstract – Analogical reasoning is considered the hallmark of human reasoning, but some studies have demonstrated that language- and symbol-trained chimpanzees can also reason analogically. Despite the potential adaptive value […]
Barbet, I. & Fagot, J. (2011). Processing of contour closure by baboons. Journal of Experimental Psychology : Animal Behavior Processes, Vol. 37, 407–419 Abstract – This study investigated the Gestalt law of closure in baboons. Using a computer-controlled self-testing procedure, we trained baboons (Papio papio) to discriminate open versus closed shapes presented on a […]
Bonté, E., Flemming, T. & Fagot, J. (2011). Executive control of perceptual features and abstract relations by baboons (Papio papio). Behavioural Brain Research, 222, 176-182 Abstract – Studies of executive control often reveal significant limitations in nonhuman primate performance relative to that of humans. In the present study, 24 socially housed baboons were tested […]
Fagot, J. (2010). Une nouvelle procédure d’expérimentation comportementale favorisant l’interfaçage entre les études « Naturalistes » et « Généralistes » de la cognition du primate. Revue de Primatologie [En ligne], 2, mis en ligne le 21 February 2011 . Abstract – Le domaine d’étude de la cognition du primate est caractérisé par deux approches distinctes. […]
Parron, C. & Fagot, J. (2010). First- and second-order configural sensitivity for greeble stimuli in baboons. Learning and Behaviour, 38, 374-81 Abstract – Previous studies on nonhuman primates have shown inconsistencies in their processing of first- and second-order relational properties of facial stimuli. Using greeble stimuli sharing configural properties with faces, this study assessed […]
Fagot, J., & Parron, C. (2010). Picture perception in birds : Perspective from primatologists. Comparative Cognition & Behavior Reviews, 5 , 132-135 Abstract – In their target article, Weisman and Spetch (2010) question the validity of pictures to present real things to birds, mostly because pictures are primarily made for the human eye, and […]
Fagot, J. Thompson, R.K.R. & Parron, C. (2010). How to read a picture : Lessons from nonhuman primates. PNAS, 107, 519-520 This paper proposes a three-level scenario on how animals can process pictures.
Davidoff, J., & Fagot, J. (2010). Cross-species Assessment of the Linguistic Origins of Color Categories. Comparative Cognition & Behavior Reviews, 5, 100-116 Abstract – This article considers the relation between language and categorical perception (CP) of colour. Two opposite theories are reviewed, the universalist position arguing that categories are universal with an essentially biological […]
Fagot, J. & Parron, J.(2010). Relational Matching in Baboons (Papio papio) with Reduced Grouping Requirements. Journal of Experimental Psychology : Animal Behaviour Processes, 36, 184-193 Abstract – Analogical reasoning is a corner stone of human cognition, but the phylogenetic origins of this skill are still unknown. Recent animal studies have suggested that only apes […]