Rational Accounts of Animal Behaviour? Lessons from C. Lloyd Morgan's Canon
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The authors would like to thank Aaron Blaisdell for the invitation to contribute to this special issue. We would also like to thank Rob Honey and Ulrike Hahn for their comments on previous versions of this manuscript. Correspondence should be addressed to Dr. D. M. Dwyer, School of Psychology, Cardiff University, Tower Building, Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, UK. ([email protected]). Rational Accounts of Animal Behaviour? Lessons from C. Lloyd Morgan's Canon
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تاریخ انتشار 2011