Twenty years ago Irene Pepperberg set out to discover whether the results of the pigeon studies necessarily meant that other birds--particularly the large-brained, highly social parrots--were incapable of mastering complex cognitive concepts and the rudiments of referential speech. Her investigation and the bird at its center--a male Grey parrot named Alex--have since become almost as well known as their primate equivalents and no less a subject of fierce debate in the field of animal cognition. This book represents the long-awaited synthesis of the studies constituting one of the landmark experiments in modern comparative psychology.
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Twenty years ago Irene Pepperberg set out to discover whether the results of the pigeon studies necessarily meant that other birds--particularly the large-brained, highly social parrots--were incapable of mastering complex cognitive concepts and the rudiments of referential speech. Her investigation and the bird at its center--a male Grey parrot named Alex--have since become almost as well known as their primate equivalents and no less a subject of fierce debate in the field of animal cognition. This book represents the long-awaited synthesis of the studies constituting one of the landmark experiments in modern comparative psychology.
Imprint | Harvard University Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | April 2002 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
First published | April 2002 |
Authors | Irene Maxine Pepperberg |
Dimensions | 234 x 153 x 27mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback |
Pages | 434 |
Edition | New Ed |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-674-00806-9 |
Barcode | 9780674008069 |
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LSN | 0-674-00806-5 |