scholarly journals STIMULUS CONTROL OF RESPONDENT AND OPERANT KEY PECKING: A SINGLE KEY PROCEDURE

1981 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henry Marcucella
Keyword(s):  
Stimulus Control ◽  
Key Pecking

Socially Mediated Stimulus Control in Pigeons

1969 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 139-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
William M. Wiest
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Stimulus Control ◽  
Fixed Ratio ◽  
Discriminative Stimuli ◽  
Precise Control ◽  
Key Pecking

Conditions necessary for the development of social interaction were examined with 7 Observer pigeons, each working beside a Model pigeon. Observer was conditioned to pay attention to the Model's behavior. Model's key pecking rate on a multiple fixed-ratio, extinction schedule was controlled by stimuli projected on his key (not visible to Observer), but Observer, whose key always remained the same color, had no discriminative stimuli except those provided by Model's behavior. More precise control of Observer's behavior occurred when Model could be both seen and heard than when Model could be heard only.

Discrimination and Generalization of Complex Visual Shape Variations in Pigeons

1972 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 915-927 ◽  
Author(s):  
Douglas P. Ferraro ◽  
Michael G. Grisham
Keyword(s):  
Selective Attention ◽  
Discrimination Learning ◽  
Stimulus Control ◽  
Complex Shape ◽  
Shape Similarity ◽  
Angular Orientation ◽  
Functional Representation ◽  
Key Pecking ◽  
Generalization Gradients ◽  
Visual Shape

Three experiments investigated stimulus control of key pecking in pigeons by varying the distance of vertices movement for a six-point complex visual shape. Ease of discrimination learning was monotonically related to the distance of vertices movement when the directions of vertices movement were held constant. As suggested by selective attention theory, steep generalization gradients were obtained following intradimensional differential training but not following nondifferential training or interdimensional differential training. These results indicate that, unlike the dimension of angular orientation or tilt, distance of vertices movement provides a consistent functional representation of complex shape similarity.

Stimulus Control of Free-Operant Avoidance: An Investigation of Response

1973 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stanley J. Weiss ◽  
Charles E. Cunningham ◽  
M. Catherine Bushnell
Keyword(s):  
Stimulus Control ◽  
Free Operant Avoidance ◽  
Operant Avoidance ◽  
Free Operant

scholarly journals A further application of composite-stimulus control in additive summation

1977 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 169-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shih-Yuan Tsai ◽  
Stanley J. Weiss
Keyword(s):  
Stimulus Control ◽  
Additive Summation
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