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Digital Document
Publisher
Florida Atlantic University
Description
The viewing behavior of three adult male squirrel
monkeys (Saimiri soiureus) to several visual incentives
was studied by a paired-comparison testing technique. The total number of times and total duration of time
that Ss viewed each incentive, at each window of a two-window
cubicle, were recorrlerl automatically. The total
duration of time Ss spent in visual exploration was relatively
stable over days, averaging 40 per cent of the
total testing time. Ss spent more time (p< .01) viewing
another monkey than a toy snake or an empty plexiglass
cage. Differences in time spent viewing the
latter two incentives were not significant. Habituation
to visual incentives (i.e., decrement in mean drration
per response) was demonstrated over successive
half-hour intervals within days (p < .01), but not over
successive days. Differences in rate of habituation between
visual incentives were not significant. Differences
in rate of extinction following acquisition on
each visual incentive were not significant.
monkeys (Saimiri soiureus) to several visual incentives
was studied by a paired-comparison testing technique. The total number of times and total duration of time
that Ss viewed each incentive, at each window of a two-window
cubicle, were recorrlerl automatically. The total
duration of time Ss spent in visual exploration was relatively
stable over days, averaging 40 per cent of the
total testing time. Ss spent more time (p< .01) viewing
another monkey than a toy snake or an empty plexiglass
cage. Differences in time spent viewing the
latter two incentives were not significant. Habituation
to visual incentives (i.e., decrement in mean drration
per response) was demonstrated over successive
half-hour intervals within days (p < .01), but not over
successive days. Differences in rate of habituation between
visual incentives were not significant. Differences
in rate of extinction following acquisition on
each visual incentive were not significant.
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