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  • 27 - Perceptual Categorization in Pigeons

  • from Part V - Numerical and Quantitative Abilities
  • Edited by Allison B. Kaufman, University of Connecticut, Josep Call, University of St Andrews, Scotland, James C. Kaufman, University of Connecticut
  • Book:
    The Cambridge Handbook of Animal Cognition
    Published online:
    01 July 2021
    Print publication:
    22 July 2021, pp 621-636

  • Summary

    This chapter reviews research on visual categorization in pigeons including (1) basic-level categories, members of which are perceptually similar to each other (e.g., car or chair), (2) subordinate-level categories representing a subclass of a basic level category (e.g.,office chair or sports car), and (3) superordinate-level categories comprising several basic-level categories (e.g., furniture or vehicle).Current research convincingly demonstrates pigeons’ ability to form these categories. Moreover, pigeons’ basic-level categories appear to be similar to those of humans. However, the extent of similarity between superordinate-level and subordinate-level categories in pigeons and humans is not yet clear.