Sign and goal tracking during delay and trace autoshaping in pigeons |
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| Authors: | Bruce L Brown Nancy S Hemmes Soledad Cabeza De Vaca Concettina Pagano |
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| Institution: | 1. Queens College and the Graduate School and University Center, City University of New York, New York, New York
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| Abstract: | In two experiments, pigeons were exposed to an autoshaping procedure in which a keylight was followed by food under delay or trace conditions, while measures were taken of keypecking and time spent near the key. In Experiment 1, the birds in the trace group spent less time near the key than did the delay birds. Moreover, the trace birds exhibited a pattern of withdrawal from the key during the trial. In Experiment 2, visual observations of the birds’ location and latencies to eat both indicated that the trace birds’ withdrawal from the conditioned stimulus was accompanied by goal tracking. The difference in performance between the delay and trace conditions was taken as evidence that a trace stimulus may exert control over behavior as an occasion setter. |
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