Dopson, Jemma C., Esber, Guillem Octavio Ramos and Pearce, John Martindale ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6121-8650 2011. Changes in attention to an irrelevant cue that accompanies a negative attending discrimination. Learning & Behavior 39 (4) , pp. 336-349. 10.3758/s13420-011-0029-3 |
Abstract
Pigeons were trained in two experiments with negative patterning discriminations that were accompanied by an irrelevant cue. For Experiment 1, the discriminations were of the form AX+ BX+ ABX–, where A and B were relevant, X was irrelevant, and + or – indicate whether or not reinforcement was delivered. The discriminations for Experiment 2 were of the form A+ B+ AX+ BX+ ABX–. A subsequent test phase in both experiments revealed that the associability of A and B, and hence the attention paid to these stimuli, was less than the associability of X. The results are explained with a modified version of a configural theory of associative learning.
Item Type: | Article |
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Date Type: | Publication |
Status: | Published |
Schools: | Psychology |
Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | Attention – Negative patterning – Irrelevant cue – Configural theory |
Publisher: | Psychonomic Society |
ISSN: | 1543-4494 |
Funders: | BBSRC |
Last Modified: | 07 Apr 2023 06:23 |
URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/31037 |
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