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THE BISECTION OF A SPATIAL INTERVAL BY THE PIGEON
Author(s) -
Walker John K.,
Blough Donald S.
Publication year - 1968
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.1968.11-99
Subject(s) - equidistant , bisection , perception , interval (graph theory) , computer science , artificial intelligence , stimulus (psychology) , reinforcement , computer vision , communication , psychology , cognitive psychology , mathematics , social psychology , combinatorics , geometry , neuroscience
Pigeons pecked two response keys to move a white dot until it was equidistant from two other dots on a screen. Continuous records of dot position showed the effects of reinforcement and stimulus parameters upon the accuracy with which the dot was positioned. The method may prove useful for studying the perception of distance in non‐human organisms.