Effects of variable sequences of food availability on interval time-place learning by pigeons

García-Gallardo, Daniel; Carpio, Claudio

doi:10.1016/j.beproc.2016.07.008

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“…This question is particularly relevant to understand the nature and evolution of anticipatory behavior in organisms, for it is not only deployed when advantageous; there are a number of examples showing that anticipatory behavior can occur despite not entailing any adaptive advantage for the organism or even leading to costs for an optimal performance (e.g., Aguilar & Carpio, 2014; Bhatt & Wasserman, 1987; García-Gallardo & Carpio, 2016; Rayburn-Reeves et al, 2011; Wasserman et al, 1978).…”

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Assessing the acquisition of anticipatory responding in the pigeon using reaction time.

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2017

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Learning and Cogniti

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We report a novel method for investigating the acquisition of anticipatory responding in the pigeon. Four pigeons () received food for pecking a starburst target stimulus displayed in the bottom-left or bottom-right portion of a computer screen. The target stimulus was preceded by 1 of 3 fractal images displayed in either the upper-left or upper-right portion of the screen: 1 of the fractals was perfectly correlated with the target appearing in the bottom-left, the second fractal was perfectly correlated with the target appearing in the bottom-right, and the third fractal was uncorrelated with the location of the target. The pigeons learned to anticipate the location of the upcoming target stimulus, because they were faster to peck the target stimulus on trials that involved a predictive fractal than on trials that involved a nonpredictive fractal. In a later phase, we reversed the signaled target location of each of the 2 predictive fractals. After an initial disruption in performance, the pigeons successfully learned the new stimulus assignments, exhibiting the same pattern of responding as during the initial training phase. Overall, the results document the utility of this novel training procedure and further underscore the role that associative processes play in anticipatory responding. (PsycINFO Database Record

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“…In some circumstances, anticipatory behavior does not yield any benefit for the organism (e.g., Wasserman & Brzycky, 2015; Wasserman, Carr, & Deich, 1978). Indeed, in other circumstances, anticipatory behavior actually produces negative consequences (e.g., Bhatt & Wasserman, 1987; García-Gallardo & Carpio, 2016; Rayburn-Reeves, Molet, & Zentall, 2011).…”

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Assessing the acquisition of anticipatory responding in the pigeon using reaction time.

García-Gallardo

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Wasserman

2017

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Learning and Cogniti

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“…However, TPL can also be facilitated by interval‐timing mechanisms (Thorpe & Wilkie, 2006 a ). Rats and pigeons have the capacity to learn both spatial and temporal contingencies in TPL tasks at short timescales of minutes (Pizzo & Crystal, 2004; Thorpe & Wilkie, 2006 b ; García‐Gallardo & Carpio, 2016). The majority of TPL studies are performed in controlled laboratory conditions and therefore the ecological relevance of TPL at interval‐timing scales remains unclear.…”

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The ecological significance of time sense in animals

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Time is a fundamental dimension of all biological events and it is often assumed that animals have the capacity to track the duration of experienced events (known as interval timing). Animals can potentially use temporal information as a cue during foraging, communication, predator avoidance, or navigation. Interval timing has been traditionally investigated in controlled laboratory conditions but its ecological relevance in natural environments remains unclear. While animals may time events in artificial and highly controlled conditions, they may not necessarily use temporal information in natural environments where they have access to other cues that may have more relevance than temporal information. Herein we critically evaluate the ecological contexts where interval timing has been suggested to provide adaptive value for animals. We further discuss attributes of interval timing that are rarely considered in controlled laboratory studies. Finally, we encourage consideration of ecological relevance when designing future interval‐timing studies and propose future directions for such experiments.

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“…Se dice que los animales han aprendido la tarea cuando: a) la mayoría de las respuestas de los organismos se concentran en los puntos de disponibilidad temporalmente correctos; b) dejan de responder en un punto de disponibilidad antes de que este deje de ser el temporalmente correcto (i. e., anticipación del agotamiento) y c) comienzan a responder en un punto de disponibilidad antes de que el alimento pueda ser encontrado allí, es decir, se anticipan (Carr, Tan, Thorpe, & Wilkie, 2001;Thorpe & Wilkie, 2005;Wilkie, Carr, Galloway, Parker & Yamamoto, 1997). Las tareas de TPL son de dos tipos: TPL diario (Biebach et al, 1989;Deibel & Thorpe, 2013;Deibel et al, 2014;Thorpe, Deibel, Reddigan, & Fontaine, 2012;Yamaguchi, Masuda, & Yamashita, 2016) y TPL intervalar (García-Gallardo, Aguilar, Armenta, & Carpio, 2015;García-Gallardo & Carpio, 2016;Thorpe, Hallet, Murphy, Fitzpatrick, & Bakhtiar, 2012;Thorpe, Hallet, & Wilkie, 2007). La distinción fundamental entre ambas radica en la magnitud del criterio temporal que subyace a la tarea.…”

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“…Se cree que esta diferencia en parámetros promueve diferencias en el tipo de estrategia de estimación temporal que describe mejor los resultados obtenidos (Crystal, 2009). Se ha encontrado que las tareas de TPL diario involucran timing circadiano (Mulder, Gerkema, & Van der Zee, 2013;Mulder, Reckman, Gerkema, & Van der Zee, 2015), mientras que en TPL intervalar se aducen mecanismos intervalares de estimación temporal (Crystal, 2009;García-Gallardo & Carpio, 2016;Thorpe et al, 2007;Thorpe, Petrovic, & Wilkie, 2002).…”

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Aprendizaje de tiempo y lugar: efectos de la duración del período de disponibilidad y de la variabilidad o constancia de la secuencia de locaciones

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En el presente estudio, se somete a prueba una propuesta ampliamente aceptada en el área del Aprendizaje de Tiempo y Lugar (TPL): Esto es, que la ocurrencia de este aprendizaje, requiere regularidad en los tres componentes de la tarea: tiempo, lugar y evento. Para ello, se compararon los efectos de distintas duraciones del periodo de disponibilidad de reforzamiento en dos condiciones: secuencia constante y secuencia variable, en una cámara con cuatro comederos, sobre la emergencia de TPL. En la primera condición, el reforzador estaba disponible en un comedero diferente en cada ensayo, pero siempre en la misma secuencia. En la condición variable, la secuencia de comederos en los que se entregaba el reforzador cambió aleatoriamente. Se expusieron cuatro palomas primero a la condición variable y después a la condición constante. Para dos palomas, la disponibilidad de reforzamiento fue de 3 minutos (G3) y para las dos restantes, de 6 minutos (G6). En la condición variable, los sujetos del G6 ajustaron mejor sus respuestas a los parámetros temporo-espaciales de la tarea que los sujetos del G3. En la condición constante, no se apreciaron diferencias entre grupos. Se discuten las implicaciones de estos hallazgos para las consideraciones previas acerca del posible rol asimétrico de parámetros espaciales y temporales de la tarea.

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Effects of variable sequences of food availability on interval time-place learning by pigeons

Cited by 6 publications

References 40 publications

Assessing the acquisition of anticipatory responding in the pigeon using reaction time.

Assessing the acquisition of anticipatory responding in the pigeon using reaction time.

The ecological significance of time sense in animals

Aprendizaje de tiempo y lugar: efectos de la duración del período de disponibilidad y de la variabilidad o constancia de la secuencia de locaciones

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