Role of Context in Imprinting

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" Role of Context in Imprinting "
Klopfer, Peter H.; Brandt, Charles A.; Parrish, Julia

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	935237
Doc. No	:	LA0mb8h9nw
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Klopfer, Peter H.; Brandt, Charles A.; Parrish, Julia
Title & Author	:	Role of Context in Imprinting [Article]\ Klopfer, Peter H.; Brandt, Charles A.; Parrish, Julia
Title of Periodical	:	International Journal of Comparative Psychology
Volume/ Issue Number	:	1/1
Date	:	1987
Abstract	:	Pekin ducklings (Anas platyrhynckos) were exposed either to a white or harlequin duck model. When tested for their preferences with both models simultaneously present, the harlequin was more often preferred. If tested in the presence of another strange object (a stuffed barn owl, Tytus alba), the harlequin-trained ducklings more often deviated from chosing their training model than did the white-trained ducks, i.e., a reversal of effects. Apparently, the context of the test interacts with the characteristics of the model in a way that confounds predictions.