BEHAVIOR IN A NOVEL SITUATION AS INFLUENCED BY THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING ENVIRONMENT1
- 1 April 1962
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
- Vol. 5 (2), 185-190
- https://doi.org/10.1901/jeab.1962.5-185
Abstract
Behavior in a novel situation, which basically represented an increase in complexity for some Ss and a decrease in complexity for others, was sampled by the use of an exhaustive list of response categories at 5-sec intervals for 24 min. Wide behavioral differences are described. In addition, the feasibility of the time-sampling technique for the study of animal behavior is further demonstrated, and its more general use is advocated.Keywords
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