Avoidance and Maze Learning in Pigs

Autor: Hammell, D. L., Kratzer, D. D., Bramble, W. J.
Zdroj: Journal of Animal Science; March 1975, Vol. 40 Issue: 3 p573-579, 7p
Abstrakt: An experiment involving 120 pigs, with four pigs randomly selected from each of 30 litters, was conducted to determine the relationship between avoidance learning and water-maze learning, and to determine which pattern or patterns in a water-maze would reflect maximum differences in learning ability. Decreases in total errors and total latency indicated learning occurred on the non-alternating patterns. Significant correlations were observed among avoidance learning criteria and among water-maze learning criteria, but no significant correlations were observed between avoidance learning and maze learning criteria. Because of this correlation pattern two principal components were identified; one principal component was identified as a measure of avoidance learning ability and a second principal component was identified as a measure of water-maze learning ability.
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