The response of chimpanzees to relative and absolute positions in delayed response problems.
- 1 June 1941
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Journal of Comparative Psychology
- Vol. 31 (3) , 447-455
- https://doi.org/10.1037/h0059940
Abstract
Food containers were shifted in relative and absolute position in studying delayed responses in chimpanzees. By relative is meant the position of one container relative to the other from the location of the subject; by absolute is meant the position of a container relative to the stable features of the cage and room. Shifting of the containers was done during the delay period. The results obtained were a function of the distance between the boxes. When the containers were close together, the response was primarily to relative position; when they were far apart response to the absolute position predominated.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
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- Spatial separation in the delayed response performance of chimpanzees.Journal of Comparative Psychology, 1941