Salmon D P, D'Amato M R
J Exp Anal Behav. 1981 Nov;36(3):381-5. doi: 10.1901/jeab.1981.36-381.
Two monkeys experienced with delayed matching to sample were given a 30-day baseline training period during which the delay interval was illuminated. Both subjects showed an increase in matching accuracy when shifted to dark delay intervals, and accuracy declined when the illuminated delay interval was reinstituted. These results, as well as earlier reports of facilitation of delayed matching behavior by dark delay intervals, support the view that the absolute level of delay-interval illumination can importantly affect visual retention in monkeys and may be indicative of significant differences in the retention mechanisms employed by monkeys and birds.
两只具有延迟样本匹配经验的猴子接受了为期30天的基线训练期，在此期间延迟间隔被照亮。当转换到黑暗延迟间隔时，两只猴子的匹配准确率都有所提高，而当重新采用照亮的延迟间隔时，准确率下降。这些结果，以及早期关于黑暗延迟间隔促进延迟匹配行为的报告，支持了这样一种观点，即延迟间隔照明的绝对水平会对猴子的视觉记忆产生重要影响，并且可能表明猴子和鸟类所采用的记忆机制存在显著差异。
