在狗 (Canis lupus familiaris) 中,训练数量为数量
Kristie E Cameron1, Aryan Muzumdar1, Kayla Briden1
1Unitec Institute of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand.
Journal of the experimental analysis of behavior
|May 9, 2025
概括
狗表现出众多,区分较大的数量,但可能不计数. 这项研究控制了感官因素,发现狗可以区分数量,提供了对动物认知和工作狗训练的见解.
科学领域:
- 动物认知动物的认知能力.
- 比較心理學 比較心理學
- 非人类动物的数值认知.
背景情况:
- 狗表现出多样性,能够辨别更大的数量,但潜在的机制仍在争论中.
- 之前的研究可能会被嗅觉或表面积等因素所混,影响量差别.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究狗的区分数量的能力,同时控制混的感觉变量.
- 为了确定狗是否使用计数或其他策略来执行多数任务.
- 通过数值训练来探索认知丰富和增强工作狗能力的潜力.
主要方法:
- 九只狗被训练选择一个容器5点/处理比比较刺激 (1,4,或9点/处理).
- 嗅觉线索,表面积和强化输送被控制以隔离数值歧视.
- 绩效是根据选择正确数量的准确性来评估的.
主要成果:
- 狗成功地区分了1到5个点/点心,准确度超过80%.
- 两只狗可以区分4到5个点子/甜点.
- 三只狗学会了区分9对5点/甜点,这表明它们有能力解决相互矛盾的线索.
结论:
- 狗具有可在受控条件下评估的众多能力.
- 这些发现表明,狗可能会使用超出简单计数的策略来进行数量歧视.
- 了解狗的数值能力可以为认知丰富和专门的工作狗训练提供信息.
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