Rats can be Smarter than People (Defend Your Research)

Author:

Vermaercke, Ben

Publisher:

Harvard Business School Press

Date published:

2015

Record type:

Journal article

Journal Title:

Harvard Business Review

Source:

Harvard Business Review, Vol. 93, No. 1-2, January-February 2015, pp. 30-31

Subject:

Human information processing

Animal Cognition Research

Animal Cognition - Comparative Analysis

Abstract:

Tests on rats and humans required identifying patterns which included one variation involving spacing or orientation, or two variations involving both. Rats performed better than humans on the two-variation test because they are able to integrate information more quickly, unlike humans, who apply rules in processing.

Language:

English

Catagory URL:

http://www.HBR.org

Subject profile :

Management / Administration / HRM / Training / Career Development

Religion / Psychology

CITATION: Vermaercke, Ben. Rats can be Smarter than People (Defend Your Research) . : Harvard Business School Press , 2015. Harvard Business Review, Vol. 93, No. 1-2, January-February 2015, pp. 30-31 - Available at: https://library.au.int/rats-can-be-smarter-people-defend-your-research