The Methods and Findings of Experiments on the Visual Discrimination of Shape by Animals (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

N. S. Sutherland

9780656012589: The Methods and Findings of Experiments on the Visual Discrimination of Shape by Animals (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 0656012587 ISBN 13: 9780656012589

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

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Explore how animals classify shapes and what drives their visual discrimination.

This comprehensive monograph reviews experimental work on shape recognition across species, showing how proximity cues, orientation, and form influence learning and transfer. It explains the methods researchers use to probe discriminability and what those results reveal about the underlying perceptual systems.

The book frames the problem as how proximal stimuli are categorized by the animal nervous system and what dimensions shapes are analyzed. It covers classic training techniques, transfer testing, and the role of multiple cues in shape discrimination. Numerous species and apparatuses are discussed, with attention to how findings generalize across tasks and animals.

How orientation, form, and size affect discrimination learning in different animals
Various training strategies, including two‑choice and successive discrimination
How transfer tests reveal the similarity between learned shapes and new ones
Cross‑species insights from rats, octopuses, dogs, chimpanzees, and others

Ideal for students, researchers, and general readers interested in cognitive and comparative psychology.

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