RETENTION, RETROACTIVE INHIBITION AND IDIOSYNCRATIC BEHAVIOR IN THE MAZE-TRAINED MONKEY (MACACA MULATTA).
Abstract
Retention, retroactive inhibition and idiosyncratic behavior of the monkey performing in a shock avoidance maze are analyzed. The six monkeys used in this study were previously trained to traverse a sic-compartmented maze and to respond by pressing on a disc in each compartment. After a rest period of 3 months the subjects were tested for retention, and then trained to perform an additional lever problem in four of the six compartments. Further tests were then conducted to determine if the performance on the previously learned task would be significantly affected by the new training. The results indicate: (1) retention of the traversal problem was unaffected; (2) there was no significant difference in performance of the traversal problem after new lever problem learning; and (3) the idiosyncratic behavior of the animals was relatively unaffected after learning the new lever problem. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1969
- Accession Number
- AD0690880
Entities
People
- D. A. Kessler
- E. M. Gresko
- M. A. Bier
- S. J. Kaplan
Organizations
- Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute