Effects of modeling and lineage on fishing behavior in the small-eared bushbaby (otolemur garnettii) |
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Authors: | Sheree L Watson Martha Schiff Jeannette P Ward |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Psychology, The University of Memphis, 38152 Memphis, Tennessee |
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Abstract: | Thirty-eight bushbabies(Otolemur garnettii)were subjects in an observational learning study. We exposed them to one of three modeling conditions: (1) fishing model—one
that actually performed fishing behavior; (2) nonfishing model—one that performed as a model in every way except performance
of fishing behavior; and (3) no model. We assessed them with regard to latency to approach the fishbowl, latency to make an
initial fishing attempt, duration of time spent in the vicinity of the fishbowls, and number of actual fishing attempts. Results
indicate that subjects that were exposed to either fishing or nonfishing models were faster to approach the fishbowls and
spent more time in the vicinity of the fishbowls than animals in the no-model condition Lineage, i.e., whether or not the
animals’ parents fished, rather than modeling condition, was the best predictor of the latency to initial fishing attempt
and the number of attempts made. |
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Keywords: | small-eared bushbaby observational learning heredity socially enhanced learning |
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