Automatic imitation in budgerigars.

A fully automated procedure, involving computer-controlled stimulus presentation and computer-recorded response measurement, was used for the first time to study imitation in non-human animals. After preliminary training to peck and step on a manipulandum, budgerigars were given a discrimination tas...

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Main Authors: Mui, R, Haselgrove, M, Pearce, J, Heyes, C
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2008