Further Studies of the Cap Pushing Response in Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)  

作　　者：Riley J. Wincheski Kiri Li N. Stauch Laura M. Grossner Maya B. Zepeda James W. Grice Charles I. Abramson Riley J. Wincheski;Kiri Li N. Stauch;Laura M. Grossner;Maya B. Zepeda;James W. Grice;Charles I. Abramson(Department of Psychology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, USA;Laboratory of Comparative Psychology and Behavioral Biology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, USA;Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, California State University, Fresno, USA)

机构地区：[1]Department of Psychology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, USA [2]Laboratory of Comparative Psychology and Behavioral Biology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, USA [3]Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, California State University, Fresno, USA

出　　处：《Natural Science》2024年第5期45-64,共20页自然科学期刊（英文）

摘　　要：The Cap Pushing Response (CPR) is a free-flying technique used to study learning and memory in honey bees (Apis mellifera). The series of experiments outlined in this paper aimed to test whether honey bees exhibit the cognitive concept of “expectancy” utilizing the CPR in a weight differentiation paradigm. Five previous experiments in our laboratory have explored whether the concept of expectancy can account for honey bee performance and have all failed to support the cognitive interpretation. The first experiment examined if bees could differentiate between the two caps in the amount of force they used to push the cap and the distance the cap was pushed when the caps were presented one at a time. The second experiment explored cap weight preference by presenting bees with a choice between the two caps. The third and fourth experiments tested the bee’s ability to expect reward or punishment based on cap weight. Results revealed that bees were found to have a strong preference for the light cap and therefore were not able to expect reward or punishment based on cap weight. These experiments contribute to the debate on whether bees have “cognitive” representations and continue to support the behaviorist interpretation.The Cap Pushing Response (CPR) is a free-flying technique used to study learning and memory in honey bees (Apis mellifera). The series of experiments outlined in this paper aimed to test whether honey bees exhibit the cognitive concept of “expectancy” utilizing the CPR in a weight differentiation paradigm. Five previous experiments in our laboratory have explored whether the concept of expectancy can account for honey bee performance and have all failed to support the cognitive interpretation. The first experiment examined if bees could differentiate between the two caps in the amount of force they used to push the cap and the distance the cap was pushed when the caps were presented one at a time. The second experiment explored cap weight preference by presenting bees with a choice between the two caps. The third and fourth experiments tested the bee’s ability to expect reward or punishment based on cap weight. Results revealed that bees were found to have a strong preference for the light cap and therefore were not able to expect reward or punishment based on cap weight. These experiments contribute to the debate on whether bees have “cognitive” representations and continue to support the behaviorist interpretation.

关 键 词：Apis mellifera Cap Pushing Response COGNITION LEARNING 

分 类 号：R56[医药卫生—呼吸系统]