Comparing black-capped (Poecile atricapillus) and mountain chickadees (Poecile gambeli): use of geometric and featural information in a spatial orientation task

被引:27
作者
Batty, Emily R. [1 ]
Bloomfield, Laurie L.
Spetch, Marcia L.
Sturdy, Christopher B. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Alberta, Dept Psychol, Ctr Neurosci, Edmonton, AB, Canada
基金
加拿大创新基金会; 加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会;
关键词
Mountain chickadees; Black-capped chickadees; Geometry; Spatial learning; Rearing environment; REORIENTATION; MODULARITY; LANDMARK; MODULE; ENVIRONMENT; LOCATION; CHILDREN; SIZE;
D O I
10.1007/s10071-009-0222-3
中图分类号
B84 [心理学]; C [社会科学总论]; Q98 [人类学];
学科分类号
03 ; 0303 ; 030303 ; 04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
Since Cheng (Cognition 23:149-178, 1986) first proposed the "geometric module" in rats, a great deal of research has focused on how other species use geometric information and how geometric encoding may differ across species. Here, hand-reared and wild-caught black-capped chickadees and wild-caught mountain chickadees searched for food hidden in one corner in a rectangular environment. Previous research has shown that mountain chickadees do not spontaneously encode geometric information when a salient feature is present near the goal location. Using a slightly different training and testing procedure, we found that both hand-reared and wild-caught black-capped chickadees encoded geometric information, even in the presence of a salient landmark. Some, but not all, mountain chickadees also encoded geometric information. Overall, our results suggest that use of geometric information may be a less preferred strategy for mountain chickadees than for either wild-caught or hand-reared black-capped chickadees. To our knowledge, this is the first direct interspecies comparison of use of geometric information in a spatial orientation task.
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页码:633 / 641
页数:9
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