The effects of experimental variations on problem solving in the rat.

Abstract

3 experiments on the effect of altering early experience patterns on later performance and learning are reported. Animals were variously blinded early or late with respect to the test situation or reared in cages allowing various degrees of perceptual and motor freedom, early and late. The results in general show the superiority of animals having opportunity for wider early perceptual experience, although early vs. late blinding had little effect and enclosed maze scores were not affected by the early experiences. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)