Abstract
The present experiments are concerned with an aspect of behavior which Lindzey et al (1965) have called sociability and defined as the time spent next to caged display animals in an open field. Two experiments are described: The second experiment replicates the unexpected findings of the first and in addition assesses the effects of species variation in the display animal. At weaning rats were caged singly or in groups of 8 or 9 and tested at 107 days (Experiment I) and 79 days (Experiment II). Sociability scores with a chick display, although significantly lower than for a rat display, are greater than for an empty cage. Although starting at approximately the same point, over a series of daily trials the socially isolated Ss spend more time next to the display animals whereas group reared Ss spend less time. The role of stimulus novelty and habituation, social motivation, social interaction, and genetic factors in sociability are discussed.
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