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The successive discrimination performances of four species of Procyonidae, one species of Mustelidae, and two species of Cebidae were compared. Capuchin monkey and Cacomistle differed significantly from each other and from the remaining species.
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1. The data reported above was supported in part by Grant No. 14079-01 awarded to the senior author by NIMH.
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Gossette, R.L., Kraus, G. & Speiss, J. Comparison of successive discrimination reversal (SDR) performances of seven mammalian species on a spatial task. Psychon Sci 12, 193–194 (1968). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03331265
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