Stoet, G. and Snyder, L.H. (2003) Task preparation in macaque monkeys (Macaca mulatta). Animal Cognition, 6(2), pp. 121-130.
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Publisher's URL: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10071-003-0170-2
Abstract
We investigated whether macaque monkeys possess the ability to prepare abstract tasks in advance. We trained two monkeys to use different stimulus-response (S-R) mappings. On each trial, monkeys were first informed with a visual cue which of two S-R mapping to use. Following a delay, a visual target was presented to which they would respond with a left or right button-press. We manipulated delay time between cue and target and found that performance was faster and more accurate with longer delays, suggesting that monkeys used the delay time to prepare each task in advance.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Stoet, Dr Gijsbert |
| Authors: | Stoet, G., and Snyder, L.H. |
| College/School: | College of Social Sciences > School of Education > Interdisciplinary Science Education Technologies and Learning |
| Journal Name: | Animal Cognition |
| ISSN: | 1435-9448 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1435-9456 |
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