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- Title
Do pigeons (Columba livia) study for a test?
- Authors
Roberts, William A; Feeney, Miranda C; McMillan, Neil; MacPherson, Krista; Musolino, Evanya; Petter, Mark
- Abstract
In 4 experiments, the authors asked whether pigeons (Columba livia) would show metamemory by choosing to study a sample stimulus before taking a memory test. In Experiments 1a-1c, pigeons chose between cues that led either to exposure to a sample stimulus or directly to the comparison test stimuli without seeing the sample in a delayed matching-to-sample task. The same choice was used in Experiment 2 to see whether pigeons would take a reminder when memory of the sample was weak. In Experiments 3 and 4, pigeons' responses led to either a choice between red and green side keys with a sample present to guide the choice or a choice with no sample present. The findings of all of these experiments suggest the absence of metamemory in pigeons.
- Publication
Journal of experimental psychology. Animal behavior processes, 2009, Vol 35, Issue 2, p129
- ISSN
0097-7403
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1037/a0013722