Artificial visual stimuli for animal experiments: An experimental evaluation in a prey capture context with common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus)

• Published in: Journal of comparative psychology (Washington, D.C. : 1983) Vol. 133; no. 1; p. 72
• Main Authors: Oh, Jinook, Šlipogor, Vedrana, Fitch, W Tecumseh
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.02.2019
• Subjects: Animals; Behavior, Animal - physiology; Behavioral Research - standards; Callithrix - physiology; Depth Perception - physiology; Pattern Recognition, Visual - physiology; Predatory Behavior - physiology; Research Design - standards

Experimenters often use images of real objects to simulate interactions between animal subjects or visual stimuli on a touchscreen to test animal cognition. However, the degree to which nonhuman animals recognize 2-D images as representing the corresponding real objects remains debated. The common m...