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. 1989;21(2):281-4.
doi: 10.3758/bf03205596.

Automation of learning-set testing: the video-task paradigm

D A Washburn  1 , W D Hopkins, D M Rumbaugh
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Automation of learning-set testing: the video-task paradigm

D A Washburn et al. Behav Res Methods Instrum Comput. 1989.

Abstract

Researchers interested in studying discrimination learning in primates have typically utilized variations in the Wisconsin General Test Apparatus (WGTA). In the present experiment, a new testing apparatus for the study of primate learning is proposed. In the video-task paradigm, rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) respond to computer-generated stimuli by manipulating a joystick. Using this apparatus, discrimination learning-set data for 2 monkeys were obtained. Performance on Trial 2 exceeded 80% within 200 discrimination learning problems. These data illustrate the utility of the video-task paradigm in comparative research. Additionally, the efficient learning and rich data that were characteristic of this study suggest several advantages of the present testing paradigm over traditional WGTA testing.

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