TY - JOUR
T1 - Generalization and Tinbergen's four whys
AU - Cheng, Ken
N1 - Copyright 2001 Cambridge University Press. Article originally published in Behavioral and brain sciences, Vol. 24, No. 4, pp. 660-661. The original article can be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X0128008X
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - Shepard's exponential law provides a functional explanation of generalization. The account complements the more common mechanistic models. The elegant and powerful analyses answer one of Tinbergen's (1963) four whys of behavior: a benefit conferred on the animal by generalizing in this way. A complete account might address evolutionary and developmental questions in addition to mechanistic and functional ones.
AB - Shepard's exponential law provides a functional explanation of generalization. The account complements the more common mechanistic models. The elegant and powerful analyses answer one of Tinbergen's (1963) four whys of behavior: a benefit conferred on the animal by generalizing in this way. A complete account might address evolutionary and developmental questions in addition to mechanistic and functional ones.
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U2 - 10.1017/S0140525X0128008X
DO - 10.1017/S0140525X0128008X
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0035736523
SN - 0140-525X
VL - 24
SP - 660
EP - 661
JO - Behavioral and Brain Sciences
JF - Behavioral and Brain Sciences
IS - 4
ER -