Discrimination-reversal skills in squirrel monkeys: The reversal index and the reversal-acquisition ratio compared

Springer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 14 - Trang 221-221 - 2013
M. A. Jeeves1, A. H. Winefield1
1University of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Tóm tắt

A direct comparison is made of the reversal index and the reversal-acquisition ratio with a group of squirrel monkeys. The results indicate further merits and limitations of each as measures of discrimination-reversal skills in primates.

Tài liệu tham khảo

JEEVES, M. A. The reversal index and ageing. Psychonomic Science, 1967, 9, 371–372. RAJALAKSHMI, R., & JEEVES, M. A. The relative difficulty of reversal learning (reversal index) as a basis of behavioural comparisons. Animal Behaviour, 1965, 13, 203–211. RUMBAUGH, D. M., & JEEVES, M. A. A comparison of two discrimination-reversal indices intended for use with diverse groups of organisms. Psychonomic Science, 1966, 6, 1–2. RUMBAUGH, D. M., & POURNELLE, M. B. Discrimination-reversal skills of primates: The reversal/acquisition ratio as a function of phyletic standing. Psychonomic Science, 1966, 4, 45–46.