TRANSFER BY NORMAL AND CHRONIC FOCAL-HEAD IRRADIATED MONKEYS OF A SINGLE LEARNED DISCRIMINATION ALONG A PERIPHERAL CUE GRADIENT,

Abstract

Nine normal monkeys, three monkeys with previous focal-head irradiation of the posterior association areas, and two monkeys with previous focal-head irradiation of the frontal association areas were tested for transfer of a simple learned discrimination along a peripheral cue gradient. The results of the study demonstrated that: (1) There was no significant difference in performance between normal and chronic focal-head irradiated monkeys. (2) There was a significant change in performance as a function of degree of spatial separation between the relevant discriminanda and site of food reward. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1959
Accession Number
AD0681069

Entities

People

  • A. A. Mcdowell
  • W. Lynn Brown

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  • University of Texas at Austin

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Discrimination
  • Social Problems
  • Social Sciences

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  • Biology
  • Psychology

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