Transfer of self-control in black (Eulemur macaco) and brown (Eulemur fulvus) lemurs: choice of a less preferred food item under a reverse-reward contingency
| Autor: | Jean-Jacques Roeder, Emilie Genty |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Département Ecologie, Physiologie et Ethologie (DEPE-IPHC), Université Louis Pasteur - Strasbourg I-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) |
| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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Eulemur macaco
Male Concept Formation MESH: Lemur Food item Individuality Lemur Trade-off Choice Behavior lemurs Transfer (computing) MESH: Animals MESH: Individuality Size Perception trade-off media_common biology [SDV.BID.EVO]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biodiversity/Populations and Evolution [q-bio.PE] Self-control reverse reward [SCCO.PSYC]Cognitive science/Psychology Female MESH: Impulsive Behavior Psychology (miscellaneous) Psychology Social psychology self-control media_common.quotation_subject Transfer Psychology food quality MESH: Choice Behavior Food Preferences MESH: Transfer (Psychology) Reward Species Specificity biology.animal MESH: Species Specificity Animals MESH: Food Preferences Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics MESH: Reward MESH: Concept Formation biology.organism_classification MESH: Male MESH: Size Perception Impulsive Behavior Food quality Contingency MESH: Female |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Comparative Psychology Journal of Comparative Psychology, American Psychological Association, 2007, 121 (4), pp.354-362. ⟨10.1037/0735-7036.121.4.354⟩ |
| ISSN: | 0735-7036 |
| DOI: | 10.1037/0735-7036.121.4.354⟩ |
| Popis: | National audience; When presented a choice between two food-type arrays of equivalent size under a reverse-reward contingency, black (Eulemur macaco) and brown (Eulemur fulvus) lemurs transposed their self-control abilities, acquired in a previous experiment, to significantly select the less-desired food item in order to gain access to the more desired one. However, when presented with the choice between two different food-type arrays in which the amount of the less desired food array was larger than the more desired one, large individual differences were revealed: Some subjects established a consistent rule favoring quality or quantity, whereas others exhibited various point of trade-off. These results show that lemurs seem to manage the task considering not only food quantity but also food quality. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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