Picture processing in Tufted Capuchin Monkeys (Cebus apella).

Truppa, V., Spinozzi, G. & Fagot, J. (2009). Picture processing in Tufted Capuchin Monkeys (Cebus apella). Behavioural Processes, 82, 140-152.   Abstract – Although pictures are frequently used in place of real objects to investigate various aspects of cognition in different non-human species, there is little evidence that animals treat pictorial stimuli as representations of […]

First trial rewards promote 1-trial learning and prolonged memory in pigeon and baboon.

Cook, R. & Fagot, J. (2009). First trial rewards promote 1-trial learning and prolonged memory in pigeon and baboon. PNAS, 103, 17564-17567   Abstract – There is a long-standing debate in educational settings on the influence of positive and negative consequences on learning. Although positive rewards seem desirable from an ethical perspective, 1-trial learning has […]

Concept of uprightness in baboons : Assessment with pictures of realistic scenes

Fagot, J., Bonté, E. & Parron, C. (2009). Concept of uprightness in baboons : Assessment with pictures of realistic scenes. Animal Cognition, 12, 369-79.    Copyright restrictions prevent me from posting this article online, but you can request it from me below.   Abstract – How nonhuman primates process pictures of natural scenes or objects […]

Local and global processing : observations from a remote culture.

Davidoff, J., Fonteneau, E. & Fagot, J. (2008). Local and global processing : observations from a remote culture. Cognition, 108(3), 702-709   Copyright restrictions prevent me from posting this article online, but you can request it from me below.   Abstract – In Experiment 1, a normal adult population drawn from a remote culture (Himba) […]

Baboons (Papio papio) spontaneously process first- but not second-order configural relationships in faces

Parron, C. & Fagot, J. (2008). Baboons (Papio papio) spontaneously process first- but not second-order configural relationships in faces. American Journal of Primatology, 70, 415-422   Abstract – A two-alternative forced-choice discrimination task was used to assess whether baboons (N = 7) spontaneously process qualitative (i.e., first-order) or quantitative (i.e., second-order) variations in the configural […]

Behavioural responses to photographs by pictorially naıve baboons (Papio anubis), gorillas (Gorilla gorilla) and chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)

Parron, C., Call, J. & Fagot, J. (2008). Behavioural responses to photographs by pictorially naıve baboons (Papio anubis), gorillas (Gorilla gorilla) and chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). Behavioural processes, 78, 351-357   Copyright restrictions prevent me from posting this article online, but you can request it from me below.   Abstract – This study assessed how pictorially […]

Processing of biological motion point-light displays by baboons (Papio papio).

Parron, C. & Fagot, J. (2007). Processing of biological motion point-light displays by baboons (Papio papio). Journal of Experimental Psychology : Animal Behaviour Processes, 4, 381-391   Copyright restrictions prevent me from posting this article online, but you can request it from me below.   Abstract – Humans apply complex conceptual judgments to point-light displays […]

Comparison of Grouping Abilities in Humans (Homo sapiens) and Baboons (Papio papio) with the Ebbinghaus Illusion.

Parron, C. & Fagot, J. (2007). Comparison of Grouping Abilities in Humans (Homo sapiens) and Baboons (Papio papio) with the Ebbinghaus Illusion. Journal of Comparative Psychology, 4, 405-411   Copyright restrictions prevent me from posting this article online, but you can request it from me below.   Abstract – This research comparatively assessed grouping mechanisms […]

More accurate size contrast judgments in the Ebbinghaus illusion by a remote culture.

De Fockert, J., Davidoff, J., Fagot, J., Parron, C. & Goldstein, J. (2007). More accurate size contrast judgments in the Ebbinghaus illusion by a remote culture. Journal of Experiment Psychology : Human Perception and Performance, 33, 738-742   Copyright restrictions prevent me from posting this article online, but you can request it from me below. […]

Control of the corridor illusion in baboons (Papio papio) by gradient and linear perspective depth cues.

Barbet, I. & Fagot, J. (2007). Control of the corridor illusion in baboons (Papio papio) by gradient and linear perspective depth cues. Perception, 36, 391-402.   Copyright restrictions prevent me from posting this article online, but you can request it from me below.   Abstract – The corridor illusion was recently demonstrated in baboons with […]

Grouping and segmentation of visual objects in baboons (Papio Papio) and humans (Homo sapiens)

Fagot, J. & Barbet, I. (2006). Grouping and segmentation of visual objects in baboons (Papio Papio) and humans (Homo sapiens). In Wasserman, E. & Zentall, T.R (Eds.) Comparative Cognition : Experimental Explorations of Animal Intelligence. New York : Oxford University Press, 15-28.   Copyright restrictions prevent me from posting this article online, but you can […]

Evidence for large long-term memory capacities in baboons and pigeons and its implications for learning and the evolution of cognition.

Fagot, J. & Cook, R. (2006). Evidence for large long-term memory capacities in baboons and pigeons and its implications for learning and the evolution of cognition. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA (PNAS), 103, 17564-17567   Abstract – Previous research has shown that birds and primates have a rich repertoire of […]

Do humans and baboons use the same information when categorizing human and baboon faces ?

Martin-Malivel, J. Mangini, M., Fagot, J. & Biederman, I (2006). Do humans and baboons use the same information when categorizing human and baboon faces ? Psychological Science, 17, 599-607   Abstract – What information is used for sorting pictures of complex stimuli into categories? We applied a reverse correlation method to reveal the visual features […]

Cross species differences in colour categorisation.

Fagot, J., Goldstein, J, Davidoff, J. & Pickering, A. (2006). Cross species differences in colour categorisation. Psychonomic Bulletin and Review, 13, 275-280   Abstract – Berlin and Kay (1969) found systematic restrictions in the color terms of the world’s languages and were inclined to look to the primate visual system for their origin. Because the […]

Amodal completion by baboons (Papio papio) : Contribution of background depth cues.

Fagot, J., Barbet, I., Parron, C. & Deruelle, C. (2006). Amodal completion by baboons (Papio papio) : Contribution of background depth cues. Primates, 47, 145-1603   Abstract – Four baboons (Papio papio) were tested in a computerized two-alternative forced choice task in which partially occluded graphic stimuli were shown either on linear perspective backgrounds depicting a […]

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