Psychology & Neuroscience: Recent submissions
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Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) gaze following in the informed forager paradigm : analysis with cross correlations
(University of St Andrews, 2012-06-19) - ThesisI tested two pairs of captive chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) in the informed forager paradigm: a subordinate saw the location of hidden bait, and then searched with a naïve dominant. This paradigm has tested what subjects ... -
Interpreting the neural code with formal concept analysis
(Curran Associates, Inc., 2009) - Conference itemWe propose a novel application of Formal Concept Analysis (FCA) to neural decoding: instead of just trying to figure out which stimulus was presented, we demonstrate how to explore the semantic relationships in the neural ... -
Imitation, play and theory of mind in autism : an observational and experimental study
(University of St Andrews, 1996) - ThesisThis observational and experimental study takes the Intersubjectivity Theory of Rogers and Pennington (1991), as the guiding line by which to investigate imitation in autism. A deficit in imitation in early childhood is ... -
Socio-spatial isomorphism
(University of St Andrews, 1999) - ThesisIt is contended that space can act as a metaphor for social relationships. The thesis draws on schema theory from cognitive psychology to explain how the affective qualities of social stimuli serve to bias the 'cognitive ... -
Spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi yucatanensis) travel patterns in a subtropical forest of Yucatan, Mexico
(University of St Andrews, 2004) - ThesisA 12-month study of the ranging behaviour of 11 spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi yucatanensis) was undertaken at the Otochma' ax Yetel Kooh nature reserve in the state of Yucatan, Mexico. The aims were: 1) to evaluate ...