Preferences of Monkeys for Objects Other than Food
- 1 March 1957
- journal article
- research article
- Published by University of Illinois Press in The American Journal of Psychology
- Vol. 70 (1) , 87-91
- https://doi.org/10.2307/1419234
Abstract
Lures, made of cloth, paper, wood, or metal in solid cylindrical, flat, or elongated forms, were presented in pairs to 15 rhesus monkeys. Preferences for the lures were measured in terms of lure first chosen and latency in choosing. Metal lures rank below the rest; solid, flat, and elongated lures are preferred in that order. This preference order is remarkably uniform for the 15 monkeys used.Keywords
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