Merzhanova G K, Berg A I
Zh Vyssh Nerv Deiat Im I P Pavlova. 1991 Sep-Oct;41(5):948-54.
In experiments on seven cats instrumental delayed reflexes with different quality reinforcement were elaborated by method of "active choice", where the time of delay of the motor reaction served as a signal of quality of the reinforcement. Five cats used a strategy with long delay high-quality reinforcement (meat), and two cats preferred short delay and low-quality reinforcement (bread-meat mixture). In special experiments with the change of alimentary motivation (24-hour alimentary deprivation and saturation of animals) it was established that the level of alimentary motivation within the studied limits did not change the strategy of behaviour preferred by the given animal. Individually varying ability to choice of reaction determining more valuable reinforcement it is possible to consider as an experimental analogue of the mechanisms of will. The question is discussed about the role of typological properties of cats in choice of behaviour strategy.
在对七只猫进行的实验中，采用“主动选择”方法构建了具有不同质量强化的工具性延迟反射，其中运动反应的延迟时间作为强化质量的信号。五只猫采用了长延迟高质量强化（肉）的策略，两只猫则偏好短延迟和低质量强化（面包 - 肉混合物）。在改变食物动机的特殊实验（24小时食物剥夺和动物饱足）中发现，在所研究的范围内，食物动机水平并未改变给定动物偏好的行为策略。个体在选择反应以确定更有价值强化方面的不同能力，可以被视为意志机制的实验模拟。文中讨论了猫的类型学特性在行为策略选择中的作用问题。
