1988
DOI: 10.1037/0097-7403.14.3.247
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Concept learning at different levels of abstraction by pigeons, monkeys, and people.

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“…These results from Roberts and Mazmanian's (1988) study are interesting because they indicate that the supposedly intermediate basic categorical level for humans of 'bird' (Berlin, Breedlove, & Raven, 1973;Rosch, Mervis, Gray, Johnson, & Boyes-Braem, 1976) was not similarly the preferred categorical level for either squirrel monkey or pigeon. Rather, their apparent preferred level -as reflected in their discrimination performances -was instead the more concrete subordinate categorical distinction between 'kingfisher' and other bird species.…”
Section: Hierarchical Categorical Levelsmentioning
confidence: 66%
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“…These results from Roberts and Mazmanian's (1988) study are interesting because they indicate that the supposedly intermediate basic categorical level for humans of 'bird' (Berlin, Breedlove, & Raven, 1973;Rosch, Mervis, Gray, Johnson, & Boyes-Braem, 1976) was not similarly the preferred categorical level for either squirrel monkey or pigeon. Rather, their apparent preferred level -as reflected in their discrimination performances -was instead the more concrete subordinate categorical distinction between 'kingfisher' and other bird species.…”
Section: Hierarchical Categorical Levelsmentioning
confidence: 66%
“…Also, Roberts and Mazmanian (1988) themselves were unable to identify the level of resemblance by which the squirrel monkeys and pigeons eventually learned the more abstract superordinate discrimination between animals and nonanimals. Their results from the nonhuman subjects in the 'kingfisher' versus other bird species discrimination task, however, are consistent with the view that animals are predisposed to learn categorical exemplars on the basis of simple physical resemblance.…”
Section: Hierarchical Categorical Levelsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Differential similarity influences the responses of nonhuman animals in much the same way as it influences the speaking of humans. Although it may not always be the case that humans and nonhuman animals categorize stimuli in the same way (see Roberts & Mazmanian, 1988;Yoshikubo, 1985;Fujita, 1987), based on the results presented here, one can conclude that both conceptual behavior and its underlying cognitive processes are generally similar in humans and nonhuman animals.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 91%
“…The study of categorical abilities has been extended to nonhuman primates (e.g. Schrier et al, 1984;Yoshikubo, 1985;D'Amato and van Sant, 1988;Roberts and Mazmanian, 1988).…”
Section: Open-ended Categoriesmentioning
confidence: 99%