AUTO‐SHAPING OF THE PIGEON'S KEY‐PECK<sup>1</sup>

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Authors

Herbert M. Jenkins · McMaster University

Abstract

Reliable acquisition of the pigeon's key-peck response resulted from repeated unconditional (response-independent) presentations of food after the response key was illuminated momentarily. Comparison groups showed that acquisition was dependent upon light-food pairings, in that order.

Topics & Keywords

Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior Animal Behavior and Reproduction

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Zero hunger

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Volume 11, Issue 1, pp. 1-8

DOI: 10.1901/jeab.1968.11-1

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