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Analogical apes and paleological monkeys revisited

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 May 2008

Roger K. R. Thompson  and
Timothy M. Flemming
Roger K. R. Thompson
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA 17604-3003;
Timothy M. Flemming
Affiliation:
Language Research Center, Department of Psychology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303. Roger.Thompson@fandm.edutflemming1@gsu.eduhttp://www.gsu.edu/lrc
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Abstract

We argue that formal analogical reasoning is not a uniquely human trait but is found in chimpanzees, if not in monkeys. We also contest the claim that the relational matching-to-sample task is not exemplary of analogical behavior, and we provide evidence that symbolic-like treatment of relational information can be found in nonhuman species, a point in contention with the relational reinterpretation hypothesis.

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Open Peer Commentary
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 31 , Issue 2 , April 2008 , pp. 149 - 150
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Copyright ©Cambridge University Press 2008

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