Effects of Drive Level on the Degree of Cue Control by Squirrel Monkeys

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ID13676010
AuthorsMaggie Roy (0009-0000-6802-6360, Ashland (United States), corresponding author), M Aaron Roy (Ashland (Ohio) College)
Year1976
Volume38
Issue3_suppl
Pages1155-1162
Publication date1976-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePsychological Reports (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2466/pr0.1976.38.3c.1155
PMID819955
OpenAlexW1980743486
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited15

24 adult Squirrel monkeys (Saimiri sciureus) were presented with a discrimination task involving redundant relevant cues of size (large vs small) and form (triangle vs circle) while under high or low food deprivation. Using a modified Y-maze, all subjects were presented with 25 reinforced training trials per day until a criterion of 80% correct responding for two successive days was met. During three days of testing, responses to test simuli differing on one or both relevant training cues were interpreted as reflecting the degree of control gained by each positive cue during training. Both relevant cues gained significantly more control over behavior in the low-drive group than in the high-drive group. Since the drive groups did not differ significantly on a number of training factors, theories which have suggested an interaction of drive level and learning were supported

Audiology · Cognitive psychology · Control (management · Degree (music · Developmental psychology · Saimiri sciureus · Squirrel monkey · Task (project management · Animal Behavior and Reproduction · Artificial Intelligence · Bat Biology and Ecology Studies · Computer Science · Medicine · Neuroscience · Primate Behavior and Ecology · Psychology

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