The Dancing Mouse: A Study in Animal BehaviorYerkes, Robert Mearns
Science
The Dancing Mouse: A Study in Animal Behavior
Yerkes, Robert Mearns
Animal behavior; Dancing mice
1 May 7 Green
Red 1800 c.m. 10 10 12 8
2 8 Same 12 8 11 9
3 9 Same 15 5 14 6
4 10 Same 18 2 12 8
5 11 Same 18 2 14 6
6 12 Same 19 1 16 4
7 13 Same 19 1 18 2
8 14 Same 20 0 20 0
Brightness tests without colors were now given to determine whether the
mice had been choosing the brighter or the darker instead of the green.
TABLE 26--CONTINUED
NO. 2 NO. 5
SERIES DATE BRIGHTNESS VALUES RIGHT WRONG RIGHT WRONG
(GREEN) (RED) (GREEN) (RED)
8a 14 Brighter 74 c.m. 0[1] 10[2] 2[1] 8[2]
Darker 3 c.m.
9 15 3 c.m. on left
1800 c.m. on right 8 12 16 4
10 16 4 c.m. on left
36 c.m. on right 5 5 7 3
11 16 Green 4 c.m.
Red 36 c.m. 9 1 8 2
12 17 11 c.m. on left
1800 c.m. on right 7 3 6 4
13 17 Green 11 c.m.
Red 1800 c.m. 9 1 8 2
14 18 Mixed values
3 to 1800 c.m. 7 3 8 2
15 19 Same 7 3 7 3
16 20 Same 7 3 7 3
17 21 Same 7 3 9 1
18 22 Same 9 1 8 2
19 23 Same 7 3 9 1
20 24 Same 10 0 8 2
21 25 Same 10 0 9 1
22 26 Same 9 1 10 0
[Footnote 1: Brighter]
[Footnote 2: Darker]
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