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Motivational Properties of Mirror-Image Stimulation in the Domestic Chicken

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Brief exposure to a mirror was found to be an effective means of inducing baby chicks to ambulate down a simple straight alley. It was also shown that visual access to a mirror was more effective than a conspecific for eliciting attack responses and suppressing distress calls in an unfamiliar situation. The results suggest that mirror-image stimulation may represent a supernormal social stimulus for some animals.

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  1. William A. Montevecchi

    Present address: Institute of Animal Behavior, Rutgers University, USA

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  1. Department of Psychology, Tulane University, New Orleans, La., 70118, USA

    Gordon G. Gallup Jr., William A. Montevecchi & Eric T. Swanson

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Gallup, G.G., Montevecchi, W.A. & Swanson, E.T. Motivational Properties of Mirror-Image Stimulation in the Domestic Chicken. Psychol Rec 22, 193–199 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03394079

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