ACQUISITION OF THE ODDITY CONCEPT IN THE CHIMPANZEE.

Abstract

The purpose of this research was the description and quantification of response regularities observed in the subject's acquisition of the oddity concept. A procedure was employed which presented many unique problems using each discriminandum as both a positive and a negative instance; this procedure was designed to eliminate correct performance by nonrelational responding. Naive Ss with minimal pre-training experience were used to allow identification of response tendencies which existed in the S's response hierarchy prior to experimental sophistication. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0700058

Entities

People

  • James V. Devine
  • John R. Ivens Jr

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Anatomy
  • Animals
  • Apes
  • Biological Sciences
  • Cells (Biology)
  • Chimpanzees
  • Classification
  • Education
  • Hierarchies
  • Identification
  • Training

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Systems Analysis and Design