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Peer reviewedGunderson, Virginia M.; Sackett, Gene P. – Developmental Psychology, 1984
Examined the development of pattern recognition in infant pigtailed macaques using the familiarization novelty technique. Results indicate that by at least 200 days postconception subjects show a consistently reliable visual response to novelty. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Infants
Sevcik, Rose A.; Romski, Mary Ann – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1995
This brief statement supports more research on the linguistic and cognitive abilities of animals, particularly primates, and sees direct applicability of such research to language learning by humans with mental retardation who have not learned to speak. (DB)
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Animals, Cognitive Development, Language Acquisition
