ANOTHER LOOK AT SUPERSTITIONS IN PIGEONS

被引:9
作者
JUSTICE, TC [1 ]
LOONEY, TA [1 ]
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[1] LYNCHBURG COLL,DEPT PSYCHOL,LYNCHBURG,VA 24501
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10.3758/BF03337650
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B841 [心理学研究方法];
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040201 ;
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Pigeons were exposed to fixed-time schedules of food delivery. The “ superstitious” behaviors observed were stable within subjects but differed markedly across subjects. These results are consistent with Skinner’s (1948) study but not with the data reported by Staddon and Simmelhag (1971) or Timberlake and Lucas (1985). However, our study was not an adequate test of Skinner’s hypothesis concerning the development of the various behaviors observed. Tests of his view are proposed. © 1990, The Psychonomic Society, Inc.. All rights reserved.
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