Conditioning the Place Preferences of Domestic Chicks Using Food and Sound

Amy Jones; Lewis Bizo; T Mary Forster

Abstract

Food and sounds were used to condition 32 chicks to one side of a 2-compartment apparatus. This process was repeated in the alternate compartment with no food or sound present. Post-conditioning test sessions showed a conditioned place preference towards the area associated with food and away from the area associated with white noise but no significant effects were found for a food call or the sounds of other chicks. Overall, these results showed it was possible to use the conditioned place preference procedure to assess the effects of sounds and that the procedure has potential use for assessing other environmental stimuli.

Original language	English
Pages	6-6
Publication status	Published - 2011
Event	NZABA 2011 Conference: 8th Annual Conference of the New Zealand Association for Behaviour Analysis - Hamilton, New Zealand Duration: 26 Aug 2011 → 28 Aug 2011

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Conference	NZABA 2011 Conference: 8th Annual Conference of the New Zealand Association for Behaviour Analysis
City	Hamilton, New Zealand
Period	26/08/11 → 28/08/11

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Biological Psychology (Neuropsychology, Psychopharmacology, Physiological Psychology)
Psychology
Sensory Processes, Perception and Performance

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