Imprinting. The interaction of learned and innate behavior: III. Practice effects on performance, retention and fear.
- 1 January 1958
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology
- Vol. 51 (2) , 234-237
- https://doi.org/10.1037/h0041903
Abstract
24 neonate chicks were given imprinting sessions lasting 5, 10, 20, and 40 minutes per day over the first 4 days of life. A session consisted of exposing the bird individually to a green cube which moved irregularly about an alley. At 30 and 70 days retention sessions were given all Sa The main conclusions regarding this breed are: imprinting is a positive function of practice, retention of imprinting is a function of neonatal practice, warm-up effects in following responses are observed at later test sessions, and no sex differences in imprinting are found. (see 33; 525).Keywords
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- Imprinting: the interaction of learned and innate behavior: I. Development and generalization.Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology, 1956