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Dead Reckoning in a Desktop Virtual Environment 

Bodily, Kent (2008-05-15)
Dead reckoning, knowing where one is in relation to a particular location without reference to external landmarks, is a widely cited phenomenon that has been observed in a wide variety of animals. A common test for dead ...

Differential Outcomes Facilitate Relational Associations 

Schmidtke, Kelly (2008-05-15)
The Differntial Outcomes Procedure facilitates the acquisition and performance of tasks that encourage item specific strategies, but its affects on relational strategies is unknown. Here, 8 pigeons (columba livia) were ...

An Examination of How Self-Control and Impulsivity Influences Eating Habits and Alcohol Use 

Jackson, Marc (2014-04-25)
People frequently make decisions that might affect their health. Obesity and alcohol dependence are debilitating problems facing many adults and individual differences in self-control and impulsivity may contribute to the ...

Exploring the Diagnostic Utility of the Flicker Task and the Continuous Performance Test in Adults with ADHD 

Cohen, Andrew (2005-12-15)
Continuous performance tests (CPTs) are widely used to help diagnose Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). However, the diagnostic utility of CPTs is generally poor. This study examined the ability of the flicker ...

Factors in Two-Dimensional Maze Navigation by Pigeons 

Hernandez, Michelle (2008-05-15)
Navigation of two-dimensional mazes in a computerized environment has been used to assess and compare spatial cognition in human and nonhuman primates. Recent technology advances have led to the extension of these maze ...

Investigating the Role of Post-Learning Activities on Memory Consolidation in Scent Detection Dogs 

Collins-Pisano, Courtney (2024-08-21)  ETD File Embargoed
Memory consolidation is a flexible process, allowing the strength of memories to be modified by highly arousing positive or negative experiences occurring after learning. Previous studies in dogs have shown that different ...

Neural Correlates of Abstract Rule use within the Rostro-Caudal Axis of the Frontal Lobes 

Goodman, Adam (2015-05-05)
This paper presents 2 experiments aimed to address key limitations in the understanding of how abstract rules (i.e., matching, non-matching) are subserved by regions of the prefrontal cortex (PFC) and frontal lobes of ...

Odor Span Task in Purpose-Bred Detection Dogs 

Krichbaum, Sarah (2019-07-11)
Working memory is essential for organisms to solve problems related to their survival and to adapt to changes in their environment. Researchers have sought to create a non-human model of working memory that can be used to ...

Position Bias Interferes with Auditory Same/Different Abstract-Concept Learning by Dogs 

Thompkins, Andrea (2014-12-04)
Canine cognition is a growing area of research, however the domestic dog’s ability to utilize a same/different abstract concept has yet to be explored. In Experiment 1, six domestic dogs (Canis familiaris) were trained on ...

What You See is Not What You Get: The Influence of Approach and Escape Motivation on Visual Perception and Behavior in Spider-fearful Individuals 

Farshid, Arash (2013-11-01)
The present study examined the influence of approach and escape motivation on visual perception, and whether these perceptions affect action responses in a direction congruent with these respective motivations, by comparing ...