OPERANT CONDITIONING IN THE BAT PHYLLOSTOMUS HASTATUS1,2
- 1 September 1971
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
- Vol. 16 (2) , 219-223
- https://doi.org/10.1901/jeab.1971.16-219
Abstract
Bats of the species Phyllostomus hastatus were trained to press a pigeon key with food as the reinforcer. Patterns of responding under fixed-ratio, fixed-interval, and variable-interval schedules of reinforcement were similar to those typically shown by other species. In a simple auditory discrimination, responding readily came under stimulus control. It is suggested that the behavioral method could be applied to various problem areas of bat behavior.Keywords
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