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European starlings are capable of discriminating subtle size asymmetries in paired stimuli

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An investigation is conducted to find the abilities of European starlings to discriminate small size asymmetries for which they are trained through operant conditioning in a free-flight aviary. It is found that starlings are capable of discriminating a 10% size asymmetry, which shows that many size asymmetry cues in nature can be discriminated by birds.

Author: Swaddle, John P., Johnson, Charles W.
Publisher: Society for the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
Publication Name: Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0022-5002
Year: 2007
Europe

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The development of functional response units: the role of demarcating stimuli

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The roles of demarcating stimuli and differential reinforcement probability on the development of functional response units are examined through an experiment with rats. Models of operant learning must include a mechanism for changing the response unit as a function of reinforcement history is suggested.

Author: Reid, Alliston K., Chadwick, Cynthia Z., Dunham, Myila, Miller, Angela
Publisher: Society for the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
Publication Name: Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0022-5002
Year: 2001
United States, Reinforcement (Psychology)

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Resurgence of integrated behavioral units

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The dynamics of well-learned response sequences when reinforcement contingencies are changed are examined using two experiments with rats. These experiments demonstrate that sequence-level processes operate simultaneously in integrated behavioral units.

Author: Reid, Alliston K., Bacha-Mendez, Gustavo, Mendoza-Soylovna, Adela
Publisher: Society for the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
Publication Name: Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0022-5002
Year: 2007
Habituation (Neuropsychology), Habituation (Psychophysiology)

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Subjects list: Research, Animal behavior, Learning in animals, Animal learning, Animal behaviour
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