CRITICAL FUSION FREQUENCY IN RHESUS MONKEYS USING THE CONDITIONED SUPPRESSION TECHNIQUE

Abstract

By using a modified conditioned suppression technique, critical fusion frequencies were determined across 8.0 log units of brightness for three rhesus monkeys. Threshold values ranged from 20 c.p.s. for -3.9 log ft. L. to 95 c.p.s. for 4.1 log ft. L. Although systematic individual differences were observed at each brightness value, the intrasubject variability did not exceed 5 c.p.s. upon replication.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0661298

Entities

People

  • Henry L. Taylor
  • James Cuthbert Smith
  • Stephen A. Shumake

Organizations

  • Florida State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Animals
  • Brightness
  • Discrimination
  • Frequency
  • Illumination
  • Intensity
  • Maryland
  • Monkeys
  • New Mexico
  • Primates
  • Rhesus Monkeys
  • Switching
  • Training
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Cardiovascular Physiology
  • Molecular Genetics
  • Regression Analysis.