Why Pigeons Say What They Do: Reinforcer Magnitude and Response Requirement Effects on Say Responding in Say-Do Correspondence

Autor/inn/en	da Silva, Stephanie P.; Lattal, Kennon A.
Titel	Why Pigeons Say What They Do: Reinforcer Magnitude and Response Requirement Effects on Say Responding in Say-Do Correspondence
Quelle	In: Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 93 (2010) 3, S.395-413 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-5002
Schlagwörter	Stimuli; Reinforcement; Animals; Animal Behavior; Color; Food; Visual Stimuli; Behavioral Science Research; Conditioning; Decision Making + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Anreizsystem; Positive Verstärkung; Animal; Tier; Tiere; Tierverhalten; Colour; Farbbezeichnung; Farbe; Lebensmittel; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung
Abstract	The effects of reinforcer magnitude and response requirement on pigeons' say choices in an experimental homologue of human say-do correspondence were assessed in two experiments. The procedure was similar to a conditional discrimination procedure except the pigeons chose both a sample stimulus (the say component) and a comparison stimulus that corresponded to it (the do component). Correspondence was trained on red, green, and white key colors before the duration of food presentations following correspondence on each key color (Experiment 1) and the number of key pecks required as the say response on each key color (Experiment 2) were manipulated in an attempt to influence the initial say response. The frequency of say responses on each key color coincided with programmed changes in the duration of food presentations and the key-peck requirements assigned to each key color. Correspondence accuracy remained stable in all conditions, even those in which the say responding occurred primarily on two of the three key colors. Implications for human behavior are discussed. (Contains 4 tables and 4 figures.) (As Provided).
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