?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=+Reaction+to+spatial+novelty+and+exploratory+strategies+in+baboons&rft.creator=Gouteux%2C+S&rft.creator=Vauclair%2C+J&rft.creator=Thinus-Blanc%2C+C&rft.subject=Comparative+Psychology&rft.description=Exploratory+activity+was+examined+in+4+young+baboons+with+the+aim+of+investigating+the+type+of+spatial+coding+(purely+geometric+and%2For+by+taking+into+account+the+identity+of+the+object)+used+for+the+configuration+of+objects.+Animals+were+individually+tested+in+an+outdoor+enclosure+for+their+exploratory+reactions%0A(contact+time+and+order+of+spontaneous+visits)+to+changes+brought+about+to+a+configuration+of+different+objects.+Two+kinds+of+spatial+changes+were+made%3A+a+modification+(1)+of+the+shape+of+the+configuration+(by+displacement+of+one+object)+and+(2)+of+the+spatial+arrangement+without+changing+the+initial%0Ashape+(exchanging+the+location+of+two+objects).+In+the+second+experiment%2C+the+effect+of+a+spatial+modification+of+the+global+geometry+constituted+by+four+identical+objects+was+investigated.+Finally%2C+in+the+third+experiment%2C+a+substitution+of+a+familiar+object+with+a+novel+one+was+performed+without+changing%0Athe+objects'+configuration.+The+baboons+strongly+reacted+to+geometrical+modifications+of+the+configuration.+In+contrast%2C+they+were+less+sensitive+to+modifications+of+local+features+that+did+not+affect+the+initial+spatial+configuration.+Analyses+of+spontaneous+exploratory+activities+revealed+two+types+of+exploratory%0Astrategies+(cyclic+and+back-and-forth).+These+data+are+discussed+in+relation+to+(1)+the+distinction+between+the+encoding+of+geometric+versus+local+spatial+features+and+(2)+the+spatial+function+of+exploratory+activity.%0A&rft.date=1999&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F3596%2F1%2FGouteux_et_al._1999.pdf&rft.identifier=++Gouteux%2C+S+and+Vauclair%2C+J+and+Thinus-Blanc%2C+C++(1999)++Reaction+to+spatial+novelty+and+exploratory+strategies+in+baboons.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F3596%2F