Retardation of Discrimination Learning in Monkeys and Chicks Previously Exposed to Both Stimuli

Bateson, Patrick; Chantrey, David F.

doi:10.1038/237173a0

Cited by 47 publications

(55 citation statements)

References 11 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…T o return to the Brown-Hamilton effect itself, a possible interpretation of it may be suggested by reference to the findings of Bateson and Chantrey (1972) concerning the visual perception of the environment by animals such as domesticfowl chicks. These and other "visual" animals tend to perceive whole configurations of stimuli rather than individual elements within such Gestalten; this is inferred from the increased difficulty which animals exposed to a configurationas compared with controls not so exposed-subsequently have in learning to discriminate between the elements within the configuration.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 95%

Chicks' Responses to Familiar Stimuli in Unfamiliar Environments

Sluckin

Berryman

Mayes

et al. 1979

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The aim of the present experiments was to iind out how imprinted chicks respond to familiar figures in unfamiliar settings. Experiment I showed that chicks individually imprinted with a coloured stationary disc did not readily approach it when later confronted with it in a larger pen-a confirmation of an earlier finding. Experiment I1 showed a similar disruptive effect when the chicks were individually presented with a stationary object (a ball) in a pen differing in colour from the original one. Experiment 111, however, in which chicks were imprinted to a moving ball, showed unattenuated imprinting when testing took place in a strange environment. It was concluded that the disruptive effect of neophobia can be overcome when a high degree of figure salience ensures powerful imprinting.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 95%

Chicks' Responses to Familiar Stimuli in Unfamiliar Environments

Sluckin

Berryman

Mayes

et al. 1979

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…However, Channell and Hall (1981) found that even when all subjects were made equally familar with the test context, facilitation was observed among rats preexposed in their home cage. Bateson and Chantrey (1972) offered a theory of perceptual learning in which they proposed that "classification" of stimuli during preexposure determines how well a later discrimination between the exposed cues will be learned. Perceived cues were said to be either "classified apart" or "classified together, " depending on spatial and temporal proximity.…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

Facilitation and impairment of conditioning in the preweanling rat after prior exposure to the conditioned stimulus

Hoffmann

Spear

1989

Animal Learning & Behavior

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Olfactory aversion conditioning of preweanling rats, 10 or 18 days postnatal, was tested after some had been given nonreinforced experience with the to-be-conditioned odor stimulus. In three experiments, it was established that the amount of prior exposure to the es determined the effectiveness of conditioning. For both ages, odor-shock conditioning was more likely impaired with longer durations of preexposure. This effect was more apparent in the older animals. Low to moderate degrees of prior exposure to the CS under some conditions facilitated, rather than impaired, olfactory conditioning in the 10000y-old rat. This result is in agreement with one previous study in which facilitation in learning was reported for this age after short-term preexposure to the es. The present study adds to previous data on differential effects of es preexposure on conditioning. Although the conditions under which facilitation rather than impairment occurs are not yet clear, age-related differences in the effects of CS preexposure were apparent in the present experiments.

show abstract

“…It cannot be through a "snapshot" process, as this would not allow recognition of a complex object from any angle and in any position. Bateson and Chantrey's (1972) classifyingtogether hypothesis is a promising start on this problem, and it suggests further issues to be tackled.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…A second possible answer to the paradox is argument that young birds seek out novel aspects of an imprinting object in order to see different views of it and develop a complete representation through classifying these views together (Bateson and Chantrey, 1972). Such a mechanism explains why after about 30 min exposure to one imprinting object, chicks show a temporary preference for a novel one or will press a pedal to change its color (Jackson and Bateson, 1974).…”

Section: The Context Of Recognition In the Imprinted Birdmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…A useful starting point is Bateson and Chantrey's (1972) and Chantrey's (1974) discussion of how a representation of a complex object might be acquired in the course of imprinting. They pose the problem of how a hen is recognized from any angle and propose a process of stimulus classification during imprinting as the answer.…”

Section: The Representation Of An Imprinted Objectmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation