Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Chicks' maze learning reinforced by visual pitfall extending downward.

K Hayashibe1, M Hara, K Tsuji

  • 1Department of Psychology, Faculty of Liberal Arts, Shizuoka University, Japan.

Perceptual and Motor Skills
|April 1, 1989
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Tissue distribution of a melanoma-associated antigen D-1 immunogenic in patients with melanoma.

Journal of dermatological science·1998
Same author

Molecular genetic analysis of HLA class II alleles in Japanese patients with melanoma.

Tissue antigens·1997
Same author

Induction of temporary beating in paralyzed flagella of Chlamydomonas mutants by application of external force.

Cell motility and the cytoskeleton·1997
Same author

HLA class I antigens in Japanese patients with melanoma.

Journal of immunotherapy with emphasis on tumor immunology : official journal of the Society for Biological Therapy·1996
Same author

The efficient range of velocities for inducing depth perception by motion parallax.

Perceptual and motor skills·1996
Same author

Deletion of specific protein kinase C subspecies in human melanoma cells.

Journal of cellular physiology·1996

Visually evoked fear of depth, triggered by motion parallax, can reinforce maze learning in animals. This study shows chicks can learn and adapt their responses based on perceived depth cues.

Area of Science:

  • Animal behavior
  • Depth perception
  • Learning and memory

Background:

  • Fear of depth is a crucial survival mechanism in many species.
  • Understanding the triggers and reinforcement mechanisms of fear responses is vital for behavioral studies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if visually evoked fear of depth acts as a reinforcer in animal maze learning.
  • To explore the role of motion parallax in creating this fear response.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a specialized Y-shaped maze with visual pitfalls instead of physical barriers.
  • Assessed the learning and reversal learning capabilities of male chicks in response to the visual depth cues.

Main Results:

  • Eight out of 13 male chicks successfully completed the initial maze learning task.

Related Experiment Videos

  • Three of these chicks were also able to achieve reversal learning, indicating adaptive behavioral modification.

    • Conclusions:

    • Visually evoked fear of depth, specifically through motion parallax, can serve as an effective reinforcer for specific animal responses.
    • This finding has implications for understanding innate fear responses and their role in learning complex behaviors.