Auto-shaping of the pigeon's key-peck.
Reliable acquisition of the pigeon's key-peck response resulted from repeated unconditional (response-independent) presentations of food after the response key was illuminated momentarily. Comparison groups showed that acquisition was dependent upon light-food pairings, in that order.
D000818:Animals; D010856:Columbidae; D003213:Conditioning, Psychological; D005502:Food; D008027:Light; D008297:Male; D012055:Reinforcement Schedule; D012054:Reinforcement, Psychology