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. 1996 Oct;22(4):438-46.
doi: 10.1037//0097-7403.22.4.438.

Control of choice by the spatial configuration of goals

M F Brown  1 , M Terrinoni
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Control of choice by the spatial configuration of goals

M F Brown et al. J Exp Psychol Anim Behav Process. 1996 Oct.

Abstract

Rats gathered pellets from the tops of 15.5-cm-tall poles. In a matrix of poles, bait was located on the tops of poles arranged in either a square (Experiment 1) or linear (Experiment 2) configuration. The specific locations of baited poles varied unpredictably from trial to trial. The data show that the rats' choices were controlled by the spatial configuration of baited locations. This indicates that the rats represented the geometric pattern formed by the locations of food.

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