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标题：Simple Discrimination Training and Formation of Functional Stimulus Classes by Dogs
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作者：Camila Domeniconi ; Renato Bortoloti ; Leilane Cristine Krutzfeldt Antoniazzi 等
期刊名称：Interação em Psicologia
印刷版ISSN：1516-1854
出版年度：2008
卷号：12
期号：02
出版社：Universidade Federal do Parana̧, Departamento de Psicologia
摘要：The present study verified formation of functional stimulus classes, one kind of functional equivalence, and learning set, after training in simple discriminations and repeated-reversal with differentials and specific reinforcement for each class of stimuli. The subjects were three female dogs with undefined pedigree. In test trials, the outcomes of correct responses average were 93,6 percent and the analysis of responses in the first trials for each pair of stimulus showed strong evidence of formation of functional stimulus classes. The data about repeated-reversal training did not exhibited strong evidence of learning set, probably, it was caused by problems with differential preferences by different foods (used for reinforcement). The procedure seems adequate in investigations about symbolic potential of infra-human species.Key words: functional equivalence; simple discrimination; reversals; differentials and specific reinforcement; dogs.