Repeated Yoked Reversals of Simple Discriminations with Olfactory Stimuli in Domestic Dogs

Authors

  • Liane Jorge de Souza Dahás Universidade Federal do Pará
  • Izabel Cristina da Silva Brasiliense Universidade Federal do Pará
  • Carlos Barbosa Alves de Souza Universidade Federal do Pará

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v19i1.31228

Keywords:

repeated and yoked reversals of simple discriminations, functional classes, domestic dogs

Abstract

This study aimed to install an adequate response to the formation of functional classes of olfactory stimuli in three domestic dogs through training repeated and yoked reversals of simple discriminations in three phases: (1) with two stimuli (2) in pairs with two sets of stimuli, and (3) with four stimuli. The subjects learned the tasks in Phases 1 and 2, and one of them showed learning set of the task in Phase 1; but none responded in a way befitting the formation of functional classes. It is argued that the requirement to discriminating four stimuli in the same trial made the task too complex for the dogs, and a new study is suggested to deal with this difficulty.

Author Biographies

Liane Jorge de Souza Dahás, Universidade Federal do Pará

Núcleo de Teoria e Pesquisa do Comportamento, Análise Experimental do Comportamento.

Izabel Cristina da Silva Brasiliense, Universidade Federal do Pará

Núcleo de Teoria e Pesquisa do Comportamento, Análise Experimental do Comportamento.

Carlos Barbosa Alves de Souza, Universidade Federal do Pará

Núcleo de Teoria e Pesquisa do Comportamento, Análise Experimental do Comportamento.

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Published

2016-08-29

How to Cite

Dahás, L. J. de S., Brasiliense, I. C. da S., & Souza, C. B. A. de. (2016). Repeated Yoked Reversals of Simple Discriminations with Olfactory Stimuli in Domestic Dogs. Interação Em Psicologia, 19(1). https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v19i1.31228

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 1 (2015)

Section

Research Reports

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