A bite manipulandum for the development of operant behavior in predacious fishes |
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| Authors: | Vernon Strength D F McCoy Larry Hull |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Psychology, University of Kentucky, 40506, Lexington, Kentucky
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| Abstract: | An inexpensive bite manipulandum is described for use in operant conditioning studies with predacious fishes such as the largemouth bass. Compression of a rubber nipple by a fish bite is transduced by a mounted phonograph speaker. The use of the fish’s natural foods as rein-forcers in conjunction with this device makes it possible to obtain schedule-of-reinforcement data not previously obtainable with this species. Sample interval and ratio data are provided. |
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