Control of choice by the spatial configuration of goals

被引：30

作者：

Brown, MF

Terrinoni, M

机构：

[1] Villanova University, Villanova

[2] Department of Psychology, Villanova University, Villanova

来源：

JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY-ANIMAL BEHAVIOR PROCESSES | 1996年 / 22卷 / 04期

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D O I：

10.1037/0097-7403.22.4.438

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

Rats gathered pellets from the tops of 15.5-cm-tall poles. In a matrix of poles, bait was located on the tops of poles arranged in either a square (Experiment 1) or linear (Experiment 2) configuration. The specific locations of baited poles varied unpredictably from trial to trial. The data show that the rats' choices were controlled by the spatial configuration of baited locations. This indicates that the rats represented the geometric pattern formed by the locations of food.

引用

页码：438 / 446

页数：9

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