The acquisition of the token reward n71045

The acquisition of the token reward n71045 is a short film from 1937 released on 16mm. It is held in the IUL Moving Image Archive collection.

Shows cats acquiring the "token-reward" habit, in which they are trained to push balls into a hole in order to secure food and then to depress a string in order to secure a ball. Describes the apparatus and procedures used in testing the animals and ...

The acquisition of the token reward n71045
Release date	1937
Running time	0:14:35

ewid: 578 | | | step:1 || dopt: {{{dopt}}}

More Details

internal id

71045

Summary

Shows cats acquiring the "token-reward" habit, in which they are trained to push balls into a hole in order to secure food and then to depress a string in order to secure a ball. Describes the apparatus and procedures used in testing the animals and shows the initial ball-habit, the initial secondary response, and a series of trials of the latter.

Physical Format

1 Film (0:14:35)

16mm

IUL Genres

Animal

Experimental

IUL Subject

Animal intelligence

Animal behavior.

Full Original Title

The acquisition of the token-reward habit in the cat