迷宫跑者:子在计算机化的双臂迷宫表演中展示了受限制的阿拉伯数字总和
Elizabeth L Haseltine1, Michael J Beran2
1Psychology Department, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA. ehaseltine1@gsu.edu.
Animal cognition
|March 5, 2024
概括
rhesus 成功地在计算机化迷宫中总结了数值,但在延迟满足和抑制对高价值刺激的反应方面遇到了困难. 这凸显了非人类灵长类动物在象征性价值融合和自我控制方面的挑战.
科学领域:
- 认知神经科学 认知神经科学
- 灵长类动物的行为
- 比较心理学比较心理学
背景情况:
- 非人类动物表现出复杂的认知能力,包括空间导航和数值能力.
- 以前的研究利用迷宫来研究动物的认知能力,但很少有人探索了符号数字值集成.
研究的目的:
- 评估 rhesus macaques 在计算机化的双臂迷宫中总结阿拉伯数字值并最大限度地获得奖励的能力.
- 调查延迟满足和刺激突出因素对奖励最大化的影响.
主要方法:
- 四只 rhesus 被训练在计算机化的双臂迷宫任务上.
- 子使用操纵杆选择迷宫手臂,根据阿拉伯数字值提供的奖励.
- 任务变化包括单个数字,总和两个数字,以及延迟奖励.
主要成果:
- 所有的都在比较单个数字和加上两个数字时成功地最大化了奖励.
- 由于偏向最大的单个数字和延迟奖励,出现了低于最佳的选择.
- 抑制对高价值刺激的反应的困难干扰了整体价值优化.
结论:
- rhesus 可以整合象征性的数值,并执行简单的总和.
- 抑制和延迟满足在需要考虑整体象征价值的任务中带来了挑战.
- 研究结果提供了关于灵长类决策过程的见解,以及价值和自我控制的相互作用.
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