Peeke H V, Veno A
Z Tierpsychol. 1976 Jan;40(1):53-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.1976.tb00925.x.
Territorial sticklebacks were habituated to a male conspecific confined to a clear glass tube in a two stage experiment. In the first stage, one group was allowed complete access to a stimulus tube containing a live, male conspecific and the number of bites directed at the stimulus was recorded. A second group was prevented from biting at the stimulus fish by placing a glass barrier between the territorial resident and stimulus tube. A third group was treated the same as the second but without a stimulus fish present. During the second stage of the experiment, which followed a 15 min rest, all groups were allowed access to the stimulus tube and confined conspecific. A typical habituation curve resulted across both sessions for the first group. The second group, which was characterized by very infrequent attempts to bite during state 1, showed behavior during stage 2 identical to that of group 1. During the second stage, the third group demonstrated typical initial habituation behavior (parallel to that of group 1 during the first stage). These results are interpreted as evidence that habituation proceeds as a function of exposure to a stimulus and is independent of whether or not a response is made.
在一项两阶段实验中，领地性棘背鱼被训练适应一条被限制在透明玻璃管中的同种雄鱼。在第一阶段，一组鱼可以完全接触到装有一条活的同种雄鱼的刺激管，并记录其对刺激物的咬击次数。第二组鱼由于在领地鱼和刺激管之间放置了玻璃屏障而无法咬刺激鱼。第三组鱼的处理方式与第二组相同，但没有刺激鱼。在实验的第二阶段，经过15分钟的休息后，所有组都可以接触到刺激管和被限制的同种鱼。第一组在两个阶段都呈现出典型的习惯化曲线。第二组在第一阶段很少尝试咬，在第二阶段的行为与第一组相同。在第二阶段，第三组表现出典型的初始习惯化行为（与第一组在第一阶段的行为相似）。这些结果被解释为表明习惯化是作为接触刺激的函数而进行的，并且与是否做出反应无关。
