the subject's right); problem 3, alternately,
the first mechanism at the subject's left and the first at its right;
problem 4, the middle mechanism of the group.
It was my intention to present these four problems, in order, to each of
the three animals, proceeding with them as rapidly as they were solved.
But as it happened, only one of the three subjects got as far as the
fourth problem. When observations had to be discontinued, Sobke was well
along with the last, or fourth problem; Skirrl was at work at the third
problem; and Julius had failed to solve the second problem.
For each of the problems, a series of ten different settings of the
doors was determined upon in advance. These settings differ from those
employed in a similar investigation with the pig only in that the
numbering of the doors is reversed. In the present apparatus, the boxes
as viewed from the front (entrance) are numbered from the left to the
right end, whereas those of the pig apparatus were numbered from the
right end to the left end.
Below are presented for each of the several problems (1) the numbers of
the settings presented in series; (2) the numbers of the doors open; (3)
the number of doors open in each setting and for the series of ten
settings; and (4) the number of the right door.
PROBLEM 1. First mechanism at left of group
Doors No. of No. of
Settings open doors open right door
1..................1.2.3......................3..................1
2..................8.9........................2..................8
3..................3.4.5.6.7..................5..................3
4..................7.8.9......................3..................7
5..................2.3.4.5.6..................5..................2
6..................6.7.8......................3..................6
7..................5.6.7......................3..................5
8..................4.5.6.7.8..................5..................4
9..................7.8.9......................3..................7
10..................1.2.3......................3..................1
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Total 35
PROBLEM 2. Second mechanism from the right end of group
Doors No. of No. of
Settings open doors open right doo
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