A Discrimination Task for Restrained Beagles

Abstract

A procedure in which beagles were trained by shock avoidance conditioning to perform a discrimination task cued by visual and auditory stimuli is described. The time required to train most dogs averaged 50 days. When trained, dogs performed at better than 95 percent correct response. The techniques can be carefully controlled to produce standardized trained animals for applied behavioral research.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0776217

Entities

People

  • M. E. Flynn
  • N. L. Fleming
  • R. L. Chaput
  • R. T. Kovacic

Organizations

  • Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anatomy
  • Animal Structures
  • Animals
  • Biological Sciences
  • Cells (Biology)
  • Discrimination
  • Electrical Circuits
  • Eukaryotes
  • Frequency
  • Laboratory Animals
  • Materials
  • Radiation
  • Steady State
  • Training

Fields of Study

  • Biology
  • Psychology

Readers

  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Toxicology/Environmental Toxicology
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.