Picture perception - 8 articles

Picture perception in birds : perspective from primatologists.

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Book – picture perception in animals

Fagot, J. (Ed., 2000). Picture perception in animals. Hove : Psychology Press Ltd., 447 pages.   Abstract – Animal researchers commonly present pictures to their subjects, usually birds or monkeys, in order to infer how natural objects are perceived and conceptualised, or to discover the brain mechanisms underlying these abilities. This unique book questions the […]

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