Hesse Bruce E, Potter Bill
Anal Verbal Behav. 2004;20:141-51. doi: 10.1007/BF03393001.
The Alex Studies: Cognitive and Communicative Abilities of Grey Parrots by Irene Pepperberg is reviewed from a behavior analytic orientation. The results of the majority of her experiments are discussed in terms drawn from the general literature of behavior analysis and Skinner's analysis of verbal behavior. We conclude that she has provided evidence of the complex control of vocal behavior that illustrates a functional verbal repertoire of tacts and mands. This book suggests several areas for future research on the methods needed to establish verbal repertoires in species other than humans.
艾琳·佩珀伯格所著的《亚历克斯研究：非洲灰鹦鹉的认知与交流能力》从行为分析的视角进行了评述。她的大多数实验结果是依据行为分析的一般文献以及斯金纳对言语行为的分析来讨论的。我们得出结论，她提供了关于发声行为复杂控制的证据，这表明了触觉和指令的功能性言语技能。这本书为未来研究在人类以外的物种中建立言语技能所需的方法提出了几个领域。
