Tursiops electronicus: Stimulated tutoring of a language trained
dolphin
- Tarbox, B. J.
University of Hawaii, Kewalo Basin Marine Mammal Lboratory, 1129
Ala Moana Blvd., Honolulu, HI, USA, 96814
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- (C) 1988 University of Hawaii
The University of Hawaii’s Kewalo Basin Marine Mammal Laboratory
(KBMML) is engaged in a variety of the cognitive abilities of
Atlantic bottlenosed dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). To aid in
those studies a Prolog-based simulation of the learning abilities
of a language trained dolphin in under development. The simulation
attempts to model the process by which the dolphin learns the
use of an artificial gestural language. In effect, the simulation
creates a naïve electronic dolphin that is tutored by a human
trainer/computer operator. The simulation is intended both as
a test bed for theories about comparative cognition, and for exploring
training paradigms for the live dolphin.
Tarbox, B. J. (1988). Tursiops electronicus: Stimulated tutoring
of a language trained dolphin. Unpublished master's thesis, University
of Hawaii, Honolulu.
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