Behavioral and looking responses, and habituation of the responses, of wild-born, captive squirrel monkeys (Saimiri sciureus) to a variety of pictorial stimuli are described. The experiments were conducted using a free-viewing technique in the animals' home cage. Responses were highest to pictures of predators and prey, with lowered responses to eye-like schemata and non-associative stimuli, such as random shapes. Response habituation occurred with stimulus repetition. The data indicate that: (1) picture perception occurs; (2) certain classes of stimuli produce meaningful perceptions; (3) recognition of familiar pictorial stimuli; and (4) perception of specific stimulus features in feral squirrel monkeys.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:bl.uk/oai:ethos.bl.uk:464956 |
| Date | January 1976 |
| Creators | Marriott, B. M. |
| Publisher | University of Aberdeen |
| Source Sets | Ethos UK |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
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