Imitation of conditional discriminations in pigeons (Columba livia).
Imitation of conditional discriminations in pigeons (Columba livia).
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模仿鸽子（Columba livia）的条件歧视。
DOI：
10.1037/0735-7036.116.3.277
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2002
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Zentall,ThomasR
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Dorrance,BrigetteR;Zentall,ThomasR
In the present experiments, the 2-action method was used to determine whether pigeons could learn to imitate a conditional discrimination. Demonstrator pigeons (Columba livia) stepped on a treadle in the presence of 1 light and pecked at the treadle in the presence of another light. Demonstration did not seem to affect acquisition of the conditional discrimination (Experiment 1) but did facilitate its reversal of the conditional discrimination (Experiments 2 and 3). The results suggest that pigeons are not only able to learn a specific behavior by observing another pigeon, but they can also learn under which circumstances to perform that behavior. The results have implications for proposed mechanisms of imitation in animals.(PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)
