The spontaneous interconnection of four repertoires of behavior in a pigeon (Columba livia).
A pigeon was trained to peck a small facsimile of a banana placed within its reach, to climb onto a box, to open a door, and to push a box toward targets. When confronted with a new situation-the banana was placed out of reach, and the box was placed behind the door-the four repertoires came together rapidly to produce a humanlike solution to the problem. A tentative account of the performance is offered in terms of empirically validated principles.
D000818:Animals; D001070:Appetitive Behavior; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D010856:Columbidae; D008297:Male; D009949:Orientation; D011340:Problem Solving; D011597:Psychomotor Performance