Using repeatability of performance within and across contexts to validate measures of behavioral flexibility
Research into animal cognitive abilities is increasing quickly and often uses methods where behavioral performance on a task is assumed to represent variation in the underlying cognitive trait. However, because these methods rely on behavioral responses as a proxy for cognitive ability, it is import...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2023-08-01
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Series: | PeerJ |
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Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/15773.pdf |