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Seven rabbits and seven cats were trained in a single alternation sequential task with minimum delay. Delay was then introduced between trials through 10-sec., 15-sec., 20-sec. and 30-sec. delay periods. Five rabbits and six cats attained criterion performance at all delay levels. On the delayed alternation trials, in contrast to alternation with minimum delay, cats learned the task significantly more rapidly than did rabbits. This result was in the anticipated direction.
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1. This project was supported by a research grant from the University of Western Australia
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Livesey, P.J., Trinder, J. The rabbit and cat in the delayed alternation problem. Psychon Sci 5, 437–438 (1966). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03331036
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