Guinea pig's immobility response to sound: Threshold and habituation

James D. Miller; Frank S. Murray

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Guinea pig's immobility response to sound: Threshold and habituation

James D. Miller, Frank S. Murray

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Minimum tone levels (.125-32.0 kc.) that produced immobility responses (IRs) in 6 guinea pigs were near the thresholds of audibility and 60-90 db. below those for pinna reflexes. The guinea pig's audibility curve is near man's to about 10 kc. but extends to 32 or 50 kc. Durations of IRs to tone initially ranged from 2 sec.-36 min. and were longer for high than low SPLs; responses ceased in 10-13 trials. Generalization gradients over frequency and intensity showed selective habituation. IRs were evidently influenced by motivational variables and by stimulus novelty. (21 ref.) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	227-233
Number of pages	7
Journal	Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology
Volume	61
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1037/h0023135
State	Published - Apr 1966

Keywords

AUDITORY MEASUREMENT, IMMOBILITY RESPONSE TO SOUND, GUINEA PIG
COMPARATIVE PSYCHOLOGY
GUINEA PIG, IMMOBILITY RESPONSE TO SOUND, THRESHOLD &
HABITUATION
SOUND, IMMOBILITY RESPONSE, GUINEA PIG

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