Animal intelligence: Experimental studiesThorndike, Edward L. (Edward Lee)
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Animal intelligence: Experimental studies
Thorndike, Edward L. (Edward Lee)
Animal intelligence; Psychology, Comparative
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coördination, structural peculiarities, strength of the special sense
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The Animal Mind
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