destructdisc@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · edit-23 days agoUS Border Patrol detained a nursing mother and separated her from her infant daughter to the point that she needed medical attention as a result of not being able to nurselemmy.worldimagemessage-square54fedilinkarrow-up1636arrow-down17file-text
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minus-squarethrowawayacc0430@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down4·edit-23 days agoThat’s evolution for ya. Even some non-human animals can develop superstituous beliefs. Edit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operant_conditioning_chamber
minus-squareEmi@ani.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 days agoYou got my attention, now I’m curious. What animals do that?
minus-squaregrysbok@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·3 days agoB.F. Skinner had a paper called “‘Superstition’ in the Pigeon”. This page gives a summary.
minus-squarethrowawayacc0430@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 days agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operant_conditioning_chamber
That’s evolution for ya.
Even some non-human animals can develop superstituous beliefs.
Edit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operant_conditioning_chamber
You got my attention, now I’m curious. What animals do that?
B.F. Skinner had a paper called “‘Superstition’ in the Pigeon”. This page gives a summary.
Awesome, thank you for the read.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operant_conditioning_chamber