Eight ferrets were trained on a spatial discrimination problem and then on its reversal. Four Ss received 80 overtraining trials prior to reversal, and 4 began reversal the day after reaching criterion. There was no significant difference in trials to reversal criterion, errors, or latencies between the two groups, which supports recent studies with rats.
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