Perception of Amplitude‐Modulated Auditory Signals by the Goldfish
作者:
Richard R. Fay,
期刊:
The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
(AIP Available online 1972)
卷期:
Volume 52,
issue 2B
页码: 660-666
ISSN:0001-4966
年代: 1972
DOI:10.1121/1.1913155
出版商: Acoustical Society of America
数据来源: AIP
摘要:
The behavioral responses of goldfish to a variety of amplitude‐modulated (AM) acoustic signals were studied using a stimulus generalization paradigm in combination with a classical conditioning method. Measurements were thus allowed of the equivalence among various complex and simple signals in controlling the conditioned respiration response. The goldfish's conditioned response to AM signals were found to be controlled by carrier frequency, modulation depth, and to a lesser extent, by modulation frequency in the 40‐Hz range. On the other hand, pure‐tone frequency exerted minimal behavioral control for subjects conditioned to AM signals. Subjects conditioned to a 40‐Hz pure tone tended to generalize maximally to an AM signal having a 40‐Hz modulation rate. The results indicate the degree to which the goldfish can use much of the information present in complex periodic acoustic signals and suggest the existence of periodicity pitch in fish.
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