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JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PSYCHOLOGY
Volume 115, Issue 1, Pages 62-67Publisher
AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7036.115.1.62
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- NIMH NIH HHS [5 F31 MH12046-02, MH55118, MH59194] Funding Source: Medline
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The 2-action method was used to examine whether imitative learning in Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) depends on the motivational state of the observer quail at the time of observation of the demonstrated behavior. Two groups of observers were fed before observation (satiated groups), whereas 2 other groups of observers were deprived of food before observation (hungry groups). Quail were tested either immediately following observation or after a 30-min delay. Results indicated that quail in the hungry groups imitated, whereas those in the satiated groups did not, regardless of whether their test was immediate or delayed. The results suggest that observer quail may not learn (through observation) behavior that leads to a reinforcer for which they are unmotivated at the time of test. In addition, the results show that quail are able to delay the performance of a response acquired through observation (i.e., they show deferred imitation).
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