The determination of direction in landmark-based spatial search in pigeons: A further test of the vector sum model |
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| Authors: | Ken Cheng |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, M5S 1A1, Toronto, ON, Canada
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| Abstract: | In four experiments, pigeons were trained to find hidden food at a constant location with respect to one or two arrays of landmarks. On crucial tests, the birds were presented with conflicting cues associated with two different directions, which were 90° apart from the center of the search space at the same radial distance. The direction-averaging model predicts that the radial distance of search should not change on these tests, compared with radial distance of search on control tests without conflicting cues. The vector-averaging (vector sum) model predicts that when pigeons average the two conflicting cues, the radial distance of search should be shorter. Results support the direction-averaging model and suggest that distance and direction are independently computed in landmark-based search. Multiple sources are averaged by pigeons in determining direction. |
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