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Do Elephants Ever Forget?1

Year: 1975

Type: article

Abstract: Three adult female elephants (Elephas maximus) were tested on a light-dark discrimination problem with an 8-yr intertrial interval. The first subject took only 6 min to reach criterion and made only two errors, suggesting remarkable retention. The other two subjects were found to have visual anomalies that would have gone undetected without this research.

Source: Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

DOI: 10.1901/jaba.1975.8-333

Authors: Hal Markowitz, Michael Schmidt, Leonie Nadal, Leslie Squier

Institution: Reed College

Language: English

Topic: Memory Processes and Influences

Subfield: Cognitive Neuroscience

Field: Neuroscience

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W2085962329

FWCI: 0.279

Cites: 2

Cited by: 37

Related to: 10