The Dancing Mouse: A Study in Animal Behavior

Chapter 14

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HABIT FORMATION: THE DISCRIMINATION METHOD

Quantitative _versus_ qualitative results--Motives--Precautions-- Preference--Results of systematic habit-forming experiments--Curves of habit formation--Meaning of irregularity in curve--Individual differences--Comparison of curves for discrimination habits with those for labyrinth habits--Averages--The index of modifiability as a measure of docility--Reliability of the index.