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OPERANT CONDITIONING OF GOATS 1
Author(s) -
Wenzel Bernice M.,
Baldwin Basil A.,
Tschirgi Robert D.
Publication year - 1964
Publication title -
journal of the experimental analysis of behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.75
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1938-3711
pISSN - 0022-5002
DOI - 10.1901/jeab.1964.7-263
Subject(s) - operant conditioning , conditioning , reinforcement , brightness , computer science , audiology , psychology , artificial intelligence , communication , medicine , optics , physics , social psychology , statistics , mathematics
A procedure is described for establishing an operant response in goats. The operanda are two lucite panels which can be transilluminated. The goats press the panels with their muzzles and are reinforced with whole oats. All six subjects showed reliable and accurate performance in brightness discrimination, including cessation of responding during time‐out periods.