Probability-learning by the turtle
Kirk KL and Bitterman ME. 1965. Probability-learning by the turtle. Science. 148(3676):1484-1485
Tested in a two-choice situation, the painted turtle, _Chrysemys picta picta,_ show random probability-matching in visual problems and in confounded visual-spatial problems, but only maximizing or nonrandom matching (reward-following) in spatial problems. The results are compared with those of analogous experiments on fish, bird, and mammal.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Kirk, Kathleen; Bitterman, M.
- Units
- SODN
- Keywords
- Herpetology (reproduction dispersal demographics behavior)