Social learning in pigeons.
Pigeons, like rats,
are capable of social learning in foraging.
Here they need to learn to pierce a paper covering a box of seeds.
- NM (no model): these birds were never exposed to a model
- BI ("blind" imitation):
these birds observed a model bird pierce a paper cover but never eat
- LE (local
enhancement):
these birds observed a model bird eat through a hole in the paper made by the experimenters
- OL (observational learning):
these birds saw a model bird pierce the paper and eat the seeds in the box.
Pigeons in the NM and BI treatments never learned to feed in the experimental apparatus.
The quickest learning occurred in the OL treatment, followed by the LE group.