… of operant contingency on song learning in zebra finches. We found no such effect, but did
show that zebra finches … anism for this is unlikely to be operant contingency. This is in line with …

… The two yoked controls that were tested in the same way as the Skinner-box-trained zebra
finches also preferred the training song over new songs. Thus, response contingency may …

… were housed in cages which could be adjoined to an operant chamber. Food was restricted
… behind an operant key (an autoshaping procedure). In addition to the shaping contingency, …

… As the general procedure and the tutor songs used in the present experiment were similar
to those used in a prior study on the effect of operant contingencies (Houx & ten Cate, 1999), …

… We suggest four (not exclusive) possible mechanisms which can have such an effect, the
first two involving classical contingencies and the other two involving operant …

… show recognition memory for this many songs, this ability has not been previously documented
in zebra finches for songs that were memorized in the absence of operant contingencies. …

… section shows that when a subject is reinforced for doing something, the contingency may
set the occasion for the expression of imitative learning (young zebra finch) or its generaliza- …

… To further encourage females to hop into the arms so that they could learn the contingency,
… In this study we showed using an operant choice apparatus that mate’s calls, which are …

… In zebra finches, in an operant conditioning context when the bird has to peck a key to trigger
song … We will compare these results with those of birds trained with a procedure of operant …

… (Taeniopygia guttata), previously trained with operant conditioning … I examine how one species
of songbird, the zebra finch, … Stimulus presentation, experimental contingencies, and data …