Abstract
2 experiments were performed using Walk and Gibson's (1961) visual cliff technique to compare the depth-perception ability of albino and hooded animals. The major findings were: (a) Infant hooded rats showed superior depth discrimination to infant albino rats. (b) Adult hooded rats showed a greater preference for the shallow side of the cliff than adult albino animals; this preference, which was not indicated by the 1st descent measure, probably derives from differences in emotionality as well as differences in visual acuity. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved).
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 140-142 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 1 1964 |
Keywords
- PERCEPTION/DEPTH, ON VISUAL CLIFF, ALBINO VS HOODED RAT
- RAT, VISUAL CLIFF BEHAVIOR IN, ALBINO VS HOODED
- SENSORY PROCESSES
- VISUAL PERCEPTION, VISUAL CLIFF BEHAVIOR, ALBINO VS HOODED RATS
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)