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Four naive pigeons were trained with an autoshaping procedure that provided nine consecutive conditioned stimuli (CS1-CS9). The 18-sec CS presentation period was divided into nine 2-sec intervals. During each 2-sec interval, a different response key was lighted with white light. Hence, the birds were provided with nine sequential CS stimuli. After the ninth CS, 4-sec access to grain was provided, followed by a 30-sec intertrial interval. Three of the four birds pecked the fourth key to light (CS4) within 1-23 trials. The fourth bird pecked CS8 first, during the 34th trial. When the order in which the keys lighted was rearranged, each bird continued to peck one of the first three keys to light.
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Pisacreta, R., Gough, D.E., Potter, C. et al. Autoshaping with nine consecutive conditioned stimuli in the pigeon. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 23, 90–93 (1985). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03329789
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