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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Main Authors: Kelsey McCune, Aaron Blaisdell, Zoe Johnson-Ulrich, August Sevchik, Dieter Lukas, Maggie MacPherson, Benjamin Seitz, Corina J. Logan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2023-08-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/15773.pdf