Publication Cover
The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology Section B
Comparative and Physiological Psychology
Volume 48, 1995 - Issue 4
60
Views
0
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

A Study of Blocking and Overshadowing in Filial Imprinting

&
Pages 346-356 | Received 10 Mar 1995, Published online: 29 May 2007

References

  • Andrew , R. J. and Dharmaretnam , M. 1991 . “ Development of behaviour in the chick: A timetable of development. ” . In Neural and behavioural plasticity Edited by: Andrew , R. J. 166 – 176 . Oxford : Oxford University Press. .
  • Bateson , P. P. G. 1966 . The characteristics and context of imprinting . Biological Reviews , 41 : 177 – 220 .
  • Bateson , P. P. G. 1987 . “ Imprinting as a process of competitive exclusion. ” . In Imprinting and cortical plasticity Edited by: Rauschecker , J. P. and Marler , P. 151 – 168 . New York : John Wiley. .
  • Bateson , P. P. G. and Horn , G. 1994 . Imprinting and recognition memory: A neural net model . Animal Behaviour , 48 : 695 – 715 .
  • Bateson , P. P. G. and Reese , E. P. 1968 . Reinforcing properties of conspicuous objects before imprinting has occurred . Psychonomic Science , 10 : 379 – 380 .
  • Bennett , T. L. , Levitt , L. and Anton , B. S. 1972 . Effect of exposure to a single stimulus on transfer of perceptual learning . Perceptual and Motor Skills , 34 : 559 – 562 .
  • Bolhuis , J. J. 1991 . Mechanisms of avian imprinting: A review . Biological Reviews , 66 : 303 – 345 .
  • Bolhuis , J. J. , de Vos , G. J. and Kruijt , J. P. 1990 . Filial imprinting and associative learning . Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology , 42B : 313 – 329 .
  • Bolhuis , J. J. and Horn , G. 1992 . Generalization of learned preferences in filial imprinting . Animal Behaviour , 44 : 185 – 187 .
  • Chantrey , D. F. 1972 . Enhancement and retardation of discrimination learning in chicks after exposure to the discriminanda . Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology , 81 : 256 – 261 .
  • Chantrey , D. F. 1974 . Stimulus preexposure and discrimination learning by domestic chicks: Effect of varying interstimulus time . Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology , 87 : 517 – 525 .
  • Cofoid , D. A. and Honig , W. K. 1961 . Stimulus generalization of imprinting . Science , 134 : 1692 – 1694 .
  • de Vos , G. J. and Bolhuis , J. J. 1990 . An investigation into blocking of filial imprinting in the chick during exposure to a compound stimulus . Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology , 42B : 289 – 312 .
  • Eiserer , L. A. 1980 . Development of filial attachment to static visual features of an imprinting object . Animal Learning and Behavior , 8 : 158 – 166 .
  • Feldman , J. M. 1975 . Blocking as a function of added cue intensity . Animal Learning and Behavior , 3 : 98 – 102 .
  • Gray , P. H. 1960 . Evidence that retinal flicker is not a necessary condition of imprinting . Science , 132 : 1834 – 1835 .
  • Hall , G. 1991 . Perceptual and associative learning. Oxford : Clarendon Press. .
  • Hebb , D. O. 1949 . The organization of behavior. New York : John Wiley. .
  • Hoffman , H. S. and Ratner , A. M. 1973 . A reinforcement model of imprinting: implications for socialization in monkeys and men . Psychological Review , 80 : 527 – 544 .
  • Hoffman , H. S. , Ratner , A. M. and Eiserer , L. A. 1972 . Role of visual imprinting in the emergence of specific filial attachments in ducklings . Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology , 81 : 399 – 409 .
  • Hogan , J. A. 1988 . “ Cause and function in the development of behavior systems ” . In Handbook of behavioral neurobiology Edited by: Blass , E. M. Vol. 9 , 63 – 106 . New York : Plenum Press .
  • Hollis , K. L. , ten Cate , C. J. and Bateson , P. P. G. 1991 . Stimulus representation: a subprocess of imprinting and conditioning . Journal of Comparative Psychology , 105 : 307 – 317 .
  • Honey , R. C. , Bateson , P. P. G. and Horn , G. 1994 . The role of stimulus comparison in perceptual learning: an investigation with the domestic chick . Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology , 47B : 83 – 103 .
  • Honey , R. C. , Horn , G. and Bateson , P. P. G. 1993 . Perceptual learning during filial imprinting: Evidence from transfer of training studies . Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology , 46B : 253 – 269 .
  • Kamin , L. J. 1969 . “ Predictability, surprise, attention, and conditioning. ” . In Punishment and aversive behavior Edited by: Campbell , B. A. and Church , R. M. 279 – 296 . New York : Appleton‐Century‐Crofts. .
  • Kruijt , J. P. 1964 . Ontogeny of social behaviour in Burmese red junglefowl (Gallus gallus spadiceus) . Behaviour Supplement , 12 : 1 – 201 .
  • Kruijt , J. P. 1985 . On the development of social attachments in birds . Netherlands Journal of Zoology , 35 : 45 – 62 .
  • Lorenz , K. Z. 1935 . Der Kumpan in der Umwelt des Vogels . Journal für Ornithologie , 83 : 137 – 213 . 289–413.
  • Lorenz , K. Z. 1937 . The companion in the bird's world . Auk , 54 : 245 – 273 .
  • McLaren , I. P. L. , Kaye , H. and Mackintosh , N. J. 1989 . “ An associative theory of the representation of stimuli: applications to perceptual learning and latent inhibition. ” . In Parallel distributed processing: Implications for psychology and neurobiology Edited by: Morris , R. G. M. 102 – 130 . Oxford : Clarendon Press. .
  • Pavlov , I. P. 1927 . Conditioned reflexes. Oxford : Oxford University Press. .
  • Pearce , J. M. 1987 . A model for stimulus generalization in Pavlovian conditioning . Psychological Review , 94 : 61 – 73 .
  • Pearce , J. M. 1994 . Similarity and discrimination: A selective review and a connectionist model . Psychological Review , 101 : 587 – 607 .
  • Pearce , J. M. and Hall , G. 1980 . A model for Pavlovian learning: variations in the effectiveness of conditioned but not unconditioned stimuli . Psychological Review , 87 : 532 – 552 .
  • Rescorla , R. A. and Wagner , A. R. 1972 . “ A theory of Pavlovian conditioning: variations in the effectiveness of reinforcement and nonreinforcement. ” . In Classical conditioning II: Current research and theory Edited by: Black , A. H. and Prokasy , W. F. 64 – 99 . New York : Appleton‐Century‐Crofts. .
  • Sluckin , W. and Salzen , E. A. 1961 . Imprinting and perceptual learning . Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology , 13 : 65 – 77 .
  • Sokal , R. R. and Rohlf , F. J. 1969 . Biometry. San Francisco, CA : Freeman. .
  • Spalding , D. A. 1954 . Instinct, with original observations on young animals . British Journal of Animal Behaviour , 2 : 2 – 11 . (Reprinted from Macmillan's Magazine, 27, 282–293 [1873].)
  • Timberlake , W. and Lucas , G. A. 1989 . “ Behavior systems and learning: from misbehavior to general principles. ” . In Contemporary learning theories: II. Instrumental conditioning theory and the impact of biological constraints on learning Edited by: Klein , S. B. and Mowrer , R. R. 237 – 275 . Hillsdale, NJ : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. .
  • van Kampen , H. S. 1993a . Filial imprinting and associative learning: similar mechanisms? . Netherlands Journal of Zoology , 43 : 143 – 154 .
  • van Kampen , H. S. 1993b . An analysis of the learning process underlying filial imprinting The Netherlands : University of Groningen . Unpublished doctoral thesis,
  • van Kampen , H. S. , de Haan , J. and de Vos , G. J. 1994 . Potentiation in learning about the visual features of an imprinting object . Animal Behaviour , 47 : 1468 – 1470 .
  • Workman , L. , Kent , J. P. and Andrew , R. J. 1991 . “ Development of behaviour in the chick: Natural broods. ” . In Neural and behavioural plasticity Edited by: Andrew , R. J. 159 – 166 . Oxford : Oxford University Press. .

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.