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A Behavioral Look at the Training of Alex: A Review of Pepperberg's "The Alex Studies: Cognitive and Communicative Abilities of Grey Parrots"
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Hesse, Bruce E.; Potter, Bill – Analysis of Verbal Behavior, 2004
"The Alex Studies: Cognitive and Communicative Abilities of Grey Parrots" by Irene Pepperberg is reviewed from a behavior analytic orientation. The results of the majority of her experiments are discussed in terms drawn from the general literature of behavior analysis and Skinner's analysis of verbal behavior. We conclude that she has provided…
Descriptors: Verbal Communication, Animals, Communication Skills, Interpersonal Communication