DRUG EFFECTS AND COMPLEX BEHAVIORAL REPERTOIRES UNDER CONDITIONS OF FULL ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL

Abstract

A complex behavioral performance in which baboons ''count'' the number of objects presented to them visually was described. To date, one baboon has fully acquired the behavior, one counts to five at a lower level of accuracy, and two baboons are in the early stages of training. The effects of a CRDL drug upon the performance of the fully-trained animal were presented: counting was severely disrupted, but the more difficult components of the sequence were considerably more sensitive to the compound. A drug-behavior interaction was proposed to account for a four-day recovery period. Techniques for achieving and maintaining counting were described. Specific manipulations of (1) experimental stimuli (2) responses (3) positive and (4) negative consequences of behavior were elaborated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 30, 1963
Accession Number
AD0422323

Entities

People

  • C. B. Ferster
  • J. D. Findley
  • P. K. Levison

Organizations

  • University of Maryland

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Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Acquisition
  • Animals
  • Behavioral Research
  • Contracts
  • Digestive System Processes
  • Environment
  • Errors
  • Government Procurement
  • Learning
  • Mental Processes
  • Numbers
  • Photographs
  • Psychology
  • Recovery
  • Training
  • Water Supplies

Fields of Study

  • Biology
  • Psychology

Readers

  • Applied Combinatorial Optimization and Logic Circuit Design.
  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Toxicology/Environmental Toxicology