Abstract
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.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 660-661 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Behavioral and Brain Sciences |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2001 |
Bibliographical note
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/S0140525X0128008XCite this
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