作者: Olga F. Lazareva , Edward A. Wasserman
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-809324-5.21008-0
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摘要: Are concepts and categories unique to the human brain? In this chapter, we review extensive empirical evidence on nonhuman animals' ability form three broad types of concepts: (1) perceptual , in which members a class are perceptually similar each other; (2) nonsimilarity-based united by common function or outcome; (3) abstract based relations between among stimuli. This behavioral research strongly suggests that animals can many different concepts, although exact mechanisms concept formation remain elusive.