IMITATIVE CHOICE BEHAVIOR IN GUPPIES

YOICHI SUGITA

doi:10.4992/psycholres1954.22.7

YOICHI SUGITA

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1980 Volume 22 Issue 1 Pages 7-12

DOI https://doi.org/10.4992/psycholres1954.22.7

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Published: June 30, 1980 Received: May 29, 1979 Available on J-STAGE: February 24, 2009 Accepted: - Advance online publication: - Revised: -
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Date of correction: February 24, 2009 Reason for correction: - Correction: CITATION Details: Wrong : BANDURA, A. 1971 An analysis of modeling processes. In A. Bandura (Ed.) Psychological modeling: Conflicting theories. Chicago: Aldine-Atherton, Inc.
CHURCH, R. M. 1957 Transmission of learned behavior between rats. Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology, 54, 163-165.
ESTES, W. K. 1944 An experimental study of punishment. Psychological Monograph, 57.
GEWIRTZ, J. L., & STINGLE, K. G. 1968 Learning of generalized imitation as the basis for identification. Psychological Review, 75, 374-397.
HUNT, H. F., & BRADY, J. V. 1955 Some effects of punishment and intercurrent “anxiety” on a simple operant. Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology, 48, 305-310.
KÖHLER, W. 1917 Intelligenzprüfungen an Menschenaffen, Berlin: Springer.
LORENZ, K. 1963 Das sogenannte Böse zur Naturgeshichte der Aggression. Wien: Dr. G. Borothe-Schocler Verlag.
MILLER, N. E., & DOLLARD, J. 1941 Social learning and imitation. New Haven: Yale University Press.
SIEGEL, S. 1956 Nonparametric statistics for the behavioral science. New York: McGrow Hill.
SMALL, W. S. 1901 Experimental study of the mental processes of the rat, II. American Journal of Psychology, 12, 206-239.
SPENCE, K. W. 1937 Experimental studies of learning and the higher mental processes in infra-human primates. Psychological Bulletin, 34, 806-850.
WARDEN, C.J., & JACKSON, T. A. 1935 Imitative behavior in the rhesus monkey. Journal of Genetic Psychology, 46, 103-125.
WARREN, J. L., BRYANT, R. C., PETTY, F., & BYRNE, W. L. 1975 Group training in Goldfish (Carassius auratus): Effect on acquisition and retention. Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology, 89, 933-938.
WATSON, J. B. 1908 Imitation in monkeys. Psychological Bulletin, 5, 169-178.

Right : BANDURA, A. 1971 An analysis of modeling processes. In A. Bandura (Ed.) Psychological modeling: Conflicting theories. Chicago: Aldine-Atherton, Inc.
CHURCH, R. M. 1957 Transmission of learned behavior between rats. Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology, 54, 163-165.
ESTES, W. K. 1944 An experimental study of punishment. Psychological Monograph, 57.
GEWIRTZ, J. L., & STINGLE, K. G. 1968 Learning of generalized imitation as the basis for identification. Psychological Review, 75, 374-397.
HUNT, H. F., & BRADY, J. V. 1955 Some effects of punishment and intercurrent “anxiety” on a simple operant. Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology, 48, 305-310.
KÖHLER, W. 1917 lntelligenzprüfungen an Menschenaffen, Berlin: Springer.
LORENZ, K. 1963 Das sagenannte Böse zur. Naturgeshichte der Aggression. Wien: Dr. G. Borothe-Schoeler Verlag.
MILLER, N. E., & DOLLARD, J. 1941 Social learning and imitation. New Haven: Yale University Press.
SIEGEL, S. 1956. Nonparametric statistics for the behavioral science. New York: McGrow Hill.
SMALL, W. S, 1901 Experimental study of the mental processes of the rat, II. American Journal of Psychology, 12, 206-239.
SPENCE, K. W. 1937 Experimental studies of learning and the higher mental processes in infra-human primates. Psychological Bulletin, 34, 806-850.
WARDEN, C. J., & JACKSON, T. A. 1935 Imitative behavior in the rhesus monkey. Journal of Genetic Psychology, 46, 103-125.
WARREN, J. L., BRYANT, R. C., PETTY, F., & BYRNE, W. L. 1975 Group training in Goldfish (Garassius auratus): Effect on acquisltion and retention. Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology, 89, 933-938.
WATSON, J. B. 1908 Imitation in monkeys. Psychological Bulletin, 5, 169-178.

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Date of correction: February 24, 2009 Reason for correction: - Correction: ABSTRACT Details: Wrong : In a two choice situation guppies were tested to see if they would tend to follow, without manifest reinforcement, the proficient(s) which had been avoidance trained to swim, and also if they could, when responding alone, behave in the same way as the proficients to follow the same cue-light that had guided the proficients' choice behavior. In Experiment I, the effect of the number of proficients was examined. The results indicated that increasing the number of proficients enhanced not only the following responses but also the imitative responses to the cue-light. Experiment II was conducted to examine the effect of extraneous shocks. The results showed that the following responses decreased rapidly if shocks were not given, but the following responses were maintained at the initial level if shocks were given.
Right : In a two choice situation guppies were tested to see if they would tend to follow, without manifest reinforcement, the proficient (s) which had been avoidance trained to swim, and also if they could, when responding alone, behave in the same way as the proficients to follow the same cue-light that had guided the proficients' choice behavior. In Experiment I, the effect of the number of proficients was examined. The results indicated that increasing the number of proficients enhanced not only the following responses but also the imitative responses to the cue-light. Experiment II was conducted to examine the effect of extraneous shocks. The results showed that the following responses decreased rapidly if shocks were not given, but the following responses were maintained at the initial level if shocks were given.

Date of correction: February 24, 2009 Reason for correction: - Correction: CITATION Details: Wrong : BANDURA, A. 1971 An analysis of modeling processes. In A. Bandura (Ed.) Psychological modeling: Conflicting theories. Chicago: Aldine-Atherton, Inc.
CHURCH, R. M. 1957 Transmission of learned behavior between rats. Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology, 54, 163-165.
ESTES, W. K. 1944 An experimental study of punishment. Psychological Monograph, 57.
GEWIRTZ, J. L., & STINGLE, K. G. 1968 Learning of generalized imitation as the basis for identification. Psychological Review, 75, 374-397.
HUNT, H. F., & BRADY, J. V. 1955 Some effects of punishment and intercurrent “anxiety” on a simple operant. Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology, 48, 305-310.
KÖHLER, W. 1917 lntelligenzprüfungen an Menschenaffen, Berlin: Springer.
LORENZ, K. 1963 Das sagenannte Böse zur. Naturgeshichte der Aggression. Wien: Dr. G. Borothe-Schoeler Verlag.
MILLER, N. E., & DOLLARD, J. 1941 Social learning and imitation. New Haven: Yale University Press.
SIEGEL, S. 1956. Nonparametric statistics for the behavioral science. New York: McGrow Hill.
SMALL, W. S, 1901 Experimental study of the mental processes of the rat, II. American Journal of Psychology, 12, 206-239.
SPENCE, K. W. 1937 Experimental studies of learning and the higher mental processes in infra-human primates. Psychological Bulletin, 34, 806-850.
WARDEN, C. J., & JACKSON, T. A. 1935 Imitative behavior in the rhesus monkey. Journal of Genetic Psychology, 46, 103-125.
WARREN, J. L., BRYANT, R. C., PETTY, F., & BYRNE, W. L. 1975 Group training in Goldfish (Garassius auratus): Effect on acquisltion and retention. Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology, 89, 933-938.
WATSON, J. B. 1908 Imitation in monkeys. Psychological Bulletin, 5, 169-178.

Right : BANDURA, A. 1971 An analysis of modeling processes. In A. Bandura (Ed.) Psychological modeling: Conflicting theories. Chicago: Aldine-Atherton, Inc.
CHURCH, R. M. 1957 Transmission of learned behavior between rats. Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology, 54, 163-165.
ESTES, W. K. 1944 An experimental study of punishment. Psychological Monograph, 57.
GEWIRTZ, J. L., & STINGLE, K. G. 1968 Learning of generalized imitation as the basis for identification. Psychological Review, 75, 374-397.
HUNT, H. F., & BRADY, J. V. 1955 Some effects of punishment and intercurrent “anxiety” on a simple operant. Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology, 48, 305-310.
KÖHLER, W. 1917 lntelligenzprüfungen an Menschenaffen, Berlin: Springer.
LORENZ, K. 1963 Das sogenannte Böse zur.Naturgeshichte der Aggression. Wien: Dr. G. Borothe-Schoeler Verlag.
MILLER, N. E., & DOLLARD, J. 1941 Social learning and imitation. New Haven: Yale University Press.
SIEGEL, S. 1956. Nonparametric statistics for the behavioral science. New York: McGrow Hill.
SMALL, W. S. 1901 Experimental study of the mental processes of the rat, II. American Journal of Psychology, 12, 206-239.
SPENCE, K. W. 1937 Experimental studies of learning and the higher mental processes in infra-human primates. Psychological Bulletin, 34, 806-850.
WARDEN, C. J., & JACKSON, T. A. 1935 Imitative behavior in the rhesus monkey. Journal of Genetic Psychology, 46, 103-125.
WARREN, J. L., BRYANT, R. C., PETTY, F., & BYRNE, W. L. 1975 Group training in Goldfish (Carassius auratus): Effect on acquisition and retention. Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology, 89, 933-938.
WATSON, J. B. 1908 Imitation in monkeys. Psychological Bulletin, 5, 169-178.

Abstract

In a two choice situation guppies were tested to see if they would tend to follow, without manifest reinforcement, the proficient (s) which had been avoidance trained to swim, and also if they could, when responding alone, behave in the same way as the proficients to follow the same cue-light that had guided the proficients' choice behavior. In Experiment I, the effect of the number of proficients was examined. The results indicated that increasing the number of proficients enhanced not only the following responses but also the imitative responses to the cue-light. Experiment II was conducted to examine the effect of extraneous shocks. The results showed that the following responses decreased rapidly if shocks were not given, but the following responses were maintained at the initial level if shocks were given.

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