Visual cliff behavior in undomesticated rodents, land and aquatic turtles, and cats (Panthera)

Aryeh Routtenberg; Stephen E. Glickman

doi:10.1037/h0043667

Visual cliff behavior in undomesticated rodents, land and aquatic turtles, and cats (Panthera)

Aryeh Routtenberg^*, Stephen E. Glickman

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Psychology

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Abstract

3 experiments extend the generality of Walk and Gibson's (1961) research on depth discrimination. The major findings are: (a) Gerbils, spiny mice, and hamsters showed depth discrimination; the 1st 2 species also showed intense exploration on both sides of the cliff surface. (b) Land turtles demonstrated depth discrimination, while aquatic turtles did not, confirming the prior observations of Yerkes (1904). (c) Depth discrimination was exhibited by 8 infant cats, representing 4 species of Panthera. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved).

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	143-146
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology
Volume	58
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1037/h0043667
State	Published - Aug 1964

Keywords

CAT, VISUAL CLIFF BEHAVIOR OF
MOUSE, VISUAL CLIFF BEHAVIOR OF
PERCEPTION/DEPTH, ON VISUAL CLIFF, CAT
RODENT
RODENTS
TURTLE &
TURTLES &
VISUAL PERCEPTION, VISUAL CLIFF BEHAVIOR, CATS &

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General Medicine

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Visual cliff behavior in undomesticated rodents, land and aquatic turtles, and cats (Panthera)

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