Pigeons’ choice between shared and unshared feeding sites in game situations
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| contents | Pigeons’ choice between shared and unshared feeding sites in game situations Shoko Kitano Tetsuo Yamaguchi Daisuke Saeki Masato Ito Psicología tit for tat stooge pigeons Cooperative behavior in nonhuman animals has been studied within the framework of game theory, typically by using the prisoner’s dilemma game. Previous studies on cooperation by pigeons using this game have revealed that, under these conditions, the animals did not learn the tit-for-tat strategy played by their opponents. In many cases, animals fail to choose cooperation and in so doing do not maximize their gains. The present experiment examined pigeons’ cooperative choices in the prisoner’s dilemma game situation by using a different type of apparatus than that used in previous studies: Subjects moved to choose one of two feeding sites, one of which was shared by another, stooge, pigeon whose choices were controlled by a computer and the other of which was not shared by other pigeons. In this choice situation, the presence of the stooge pigeon increased the subjects’ choices of the shared feeding site significantly. Further, the pigeons learned the other player’s choice strategy (tit-for-tat and random), showing that choice proportions for the shared feeding site were significantly higher in the tit-for-tat condition than in the random condition. These results suggest that the presence of a conspecific at the feeding site is a reinforcer for choosing it and that the choice situation constituted by the apparatus used in the present experiment could promote learning of the opponent’s choice strategy. 2019 artículo científico 0185-4534 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=59367995016 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/593/59367995016/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/593/59367995016/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/593/59367995016/59367995016.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/593/59367995016/movil https://doi.org/10.5514/rmac.v45.i2.75576 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=593 Revista Mexicana de Análisis de la Conducta application/pdf Sociedad Mexicana de Análisis de la Conducta Revista Mexicana de Análisis de la Conducta (México) Num.2 Vol.45 |
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| spellingShingle | Pigeons’ choice between shared and unshared feeding sites in game situations Shoko Kitano Psicología tit for tat stooge pigeons Pigeons’ choice between shared and unshared feeding sites in game situations Shoko Kitano Tetsuo Yamaguchi Daisuke Saeki Masato Ito Psicología tit for tat stooge pigeons Cooperative behavior in nonhuman animals has been studied within the framework of game theory, typically by using the prisoner’s dilemma game. Previous studies on cooperation by pigeons using this game have revealed that, under these conditions, the animals did not learn the tit-for-tat strategy played by their opponents. In many cases, animals fail to choose cooperation and in so doing do not maximize their gains. The present experiment examined pigeons’ cooperative choices in the prisoner’s dilemma game situation by using a different type of apparatus than that used in previous studies: Subjects moved to choose one of two feeding sites, one of which was shared by another, stooge, pigeon whose choices were controlled by a computer and the other of which was not shared by other pigeons. In this choice situation, the presence of the stooge pigeon increased the subjects’ choices of the shared feeding site significantly. Further, the pigeons learned the other player’s choice strategy (tit-for-tat and random), showing that choice proportions for the shared feeding site were significantly higher in the tit-for-tat condition than in the random condition. These results suggest that the presence of a conspecific at the feeding site is a reinforcer for choosing it and that the choice situation constituted by the apparatus used in the present experiment could promote learning of the opponent’s choice strategy. 2019 artículo científico 0185-4534 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=59367995016 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/593/59367995016/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/593/59367995016/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/593/59367995016/59367995016.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/593/59367995016/movil https://doi.org/10.5514/rmac.v45.i2.75576 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=593 Revista Mexicana de Análisis de la Conducta application/pdf Sociedad Mexicana de Análisis de la Conducta Revista Mexicana de Análisis de la Conducta (México) Num.2 Vol.45 |
| title | Pigeons’ choice between shared and unshared feeding sites in game situations |
| topic | Psicología tit for tat stooge pigeons |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=59367995016 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/593/59367995016/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/593/59367995016/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/593/59367995016/59367995016.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/593/59367995016/movil https://doi.org/10.5514/rmac.v45.i2.75576 |