Accession Number:

AD0700058

Title:

ACQUISITION OF THE ODDITY CONCEPT IN THE CHIMPANZEE.

Descriptive Note:

Final rept.,

Corporate Author:

AEROMEDICAL RESEARCH LAB (6571ST) HOLLOMAN AFB N MEX

Personal Author(s):

• Devine,James V.
• Ivens,John R. , Jr

Report Date:

1969-10-01

Pagination or Media Count:

36.0

Abstract:

The purpose of this research was the description and quantification of response regularities observed in the subjects acquisition of the oddity concept. A procedure was employed which presented many unique problems using each discriminandum as both a positive and a negative instance this procedure was designed to eliminate correct performance by nonrelational responding. Naive Ss with minimal pre-training experience were used to allow identification of response tendencies which existed in the Ss response hierarchy prior to experimental sophistication. Author

Descriptors:

• (*DECISION MAKING
• PATTERN RECOGNITION)
• (*REACTION(PSYCHOLOGY)
• PERFORMANCE(HUMAN))
• (*CHIMPANZEES
• *LEARNING)
• BEHAVIOR
• PROBLEM SOLVING
• LEARNING
• TEST FACILITIES
• DISPLAY SYSTEMS
• COMPUTER PROGRAMMING
• MEDICAL LABORATORIES

Subject Categories:

• Psychology

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE