| Can lemurs (Eulemur fulvus and E. macaco) use abstract representations of quantities to master the reverse-reward contingency task? | |
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PMID: 21394424 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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In previous studies we demonstrated that brown and black lemurs (Eulemur fulvus and E. macaco) showed self-control abilities under a reverse-reward contingency. They were able to significantly select the smaller quantity of food to be rewarded with the larger one and to generalize this ability when presented with two rewards that differed in quality. In the present study, previously trained subjects had to choose between graphic representations of two different quantities of food under the reverse-reward contingency. Three out of four subjects learned to associate a graphic representation of the reward with the corresponding quantity. Only one subject consistently selected the representation of the smaller quantity to be rewarded with the larger quantity of food and therefore showed abstraction as well as relative numerousness skills. Indeed, she was able to discriminate between representations of different quantities and to ordinate them. We discuss how primates mentally represent food quantities and how self-control is involved in foraging strategies. |
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Emilie Genty; Jean-Jacques Roeder |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-3-11 |
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Title: Primates; journal of primatology Volume: - ISSN: 1610-7365 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Mar |
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Created Date: 2011-3-11 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0401152 Medline TA: Primates Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Centre de Primatologie de l'Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France. |
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