Innate generalization of a form discrimination without contouring eye movements.

1 January 1967

journal article
Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology

Vol. 63 (2) , 258-269
https://doi.org/10.1037/h0024391

Abstract

MONKEYS, REARED FROM BIRTH WITHOUT EXPERIENCE WITH VISUAL PATTERNS, WERE TRAINED TO DISCRIMINATE A HORIZONTAL FROM A VERTICAL LINE. AN OPTICAL SYSTEM MAINTAINED THE TRAINING AND GENERALIZATION STIMULI WITHIN RESTRICTED REGIONS OF S'S RETINA, EFFECTIVELY PREVENTING SS FROM CONTOURING THE EDGES OF THE FIGURES WITH THEIR EYES. UNDER THESE STIMULUS RESTRICTIONS MONKEYS STILL GENERALIZED TO A VARIETY OF FORMS IN A MANNER NO DIFFERENT FROM NORMALLY REARED MONKEYS. THE IMPLICATIONS OF THESE RESULTS WITH REGARD TO A COMPONENT MODEL OR A PATTERN MODEL OF INNATE STIMULUS GENERALIZATION ARE DISCUSSED. (22 REF.) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)

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