Michael J. Beran, Ph.D.
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Contact Me:  mjberan@yahoo.com
 

Last updated: 
January 11, 2012

Books and Book Chapters (click link above for full CV)

Beran, M. J., Couchman, J. J., Coutinho, M. V. C., Boomer, J., & Smith, J. D. (2010). Metacognition in nonhumans: Methodological and theoretical issues. In A. Efklides & P. Misailidi (Eds.), Trends and prospects in metacognition research (pp. 21-36). Springer.

Beran, M. J., Evans, T. A., & Washburn, D. A. (2009). Comparing methods for assessing learning and cognition in primates. In E. Potocki & J. Krasinski (Eds.) Primatology: Theories, methods and research  (pp. 153-170). New York: Nova Science Publishers.

Beran, M. J., Coutinho, M. V. C., Couchman, J. J., Boomer, J., Washburn, D. A., & Smith, J. D. (2009). Metacognition in animals. In C. B. Larson (Ed.), Metacognition: New research developments. New York: Nova Science Publishers.

Beran, M. J., Klein, E. D., Evans, T. A., Antworth, R., & Chan, B. (2007). Perceived control, motivation, and task performance in capuchin monkeys. In P. R. Zelich (Ed.), Issues in the psychology of motivation (pp. 171-185). New York: Nova Science Publishers.

Beran, M. J., Gulledge, J. P., & Washburn, D. A. (2006). Animals count: What’s next? Contributions from the Language Research Center to primate numerical cognition research. In D. A. Washburn (Ed.), Primate perspectives on behavior and cognition (pp. 161-173). Washington, DC: APA Press.

Beran, M. J. (2003). Studying delay of gratification in animals. In S. P. Shohov (Ed.), Advances in psychology research Vol 24 (pp. 161-179). New York: Nova Science Publishers.

Rumbaugh, D. M., Beran, M. J., & Savage-Rumbaugh, E. S. (2003). Language. In D. Maestripieri (Ed.), Primate psychology (pp. 395-423). Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.

Gibson, K. R., Rumbaugh, D. M., & Beran, M. J. (2001). Bigger is better: Primate brain size in relationship to cognition. In D. Falk & K R. Gibson (Eds.), Evolutionary anatomy of the primate cerebral cortex (pp. 79-97). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Rumbaugh, D. M., Beran, M. J, & Elder, C. M. (2001). Infancy and the birth of competence: Bruner and comparative-developmental research. In D. Bakhurst & S. G. Shanker (Eds.), Jerome Bruner: Language, culture, self (pp. 136-149). London: Sage.

Rumbaugh, D. M., Savage-Rumbaugh, E. S., & Beran, M. J. (2001). The grand apes. In B. B. Beck, T. S. Stoinski, M. Hutchins, T. S. Maple, B. Norton, A. Rowan, B. F. Stevens, & A. Arluke (Eds.), Great apes and humans: The ethics of coexistence (pp. 245-260). Washington: Smithsonian Institute Press.

Rumbaugh, D. M., Beran, M. J., & Hillix, W. A. (2000). Cause-effect reasoning in humans and animals. In C. Heyes & L. Huber (Eds.), The evolution of cognition (pp. 221-238). Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.

Beran, M. J., Gibson, K. R., & Rumbaugh, D. M. (1999). Predicting hominid intelligence from brain size. In M. C. Corballis & S. E. G. Lea (Eds.), The descent of mind: Psychological perspectives on hominid evolution (pp. 88-97). New York: Oxford University Press.

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