期刊
ANIMAL COGNITION
卷 18, 期 1, 页码 269-278出版社
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s10071-014-0797-1
关键词
Python; Snake; Reptile; Predator; Behavior; Shaping; Operant conditioning
资金
- National Science Foundation [IOS 1052200]
- Animal Behavior Society
- Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology
- Herpetologists' League
- Sigma Xi
Large pythons and boas comprise a group of animals whose anatomy and physiology are very different from traditional mammalian, avian and other reptilian models typically used in operant conditioning. In the current study, investigators used a modified shaping procedure involving successive approximations to train wild Burmese pythons (Python molurus bivitattus) to approach and depress an illuminated push button in order to gain access to a food reward. Results show that these large, wild snakes can be trained to accept extremely small food items, associate a stimulus with such rewards via operant conditioning and perform a contingent operant response to gain access to a food reward. The shaping procedure produced robust responses and provides a mechanism for investigating complex behavioral phenomena in massive snakes that are rarely studied in learning research.
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