The Dancing Mouse: A Study in Animal Behavior

Chapter 11

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THE ROLE OF SIGHT IN THE DAILY LIFE OF THE DANCER.

Sight and general behavior--Behavior of blinded dancers--Experimental tests of ability to perceive form--Visual guidance in mazes--Following labyrinth paths in the dark--The relative importance of visual, olfactory, and kinaesthetic stimuli--Conditions for the acquisition of a motor habit--Conditions for the execution of an habitual act.