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Summation in autoshaping is affected by the similarity of the visual stimuli to the stimulation they replace.

Pearce, John Martindale ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6121-8650, Redhead, Edward S. and George, David Noel 2002. Summation in autoshaping is affected by the similarity of the visual stimuli to the stimulation they replace. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes 28 (2) , pp. 175-189. 10.1037/0097-7403.28.2.175

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Abstract

Pigeons received autoshaping with 2 stimuli, A and B, presented in adjacent regions on a television screen. Conditioning with each stimulus was therefore accompanied by stimulation that was displaced from the screen whenever the other stimulus was presented. Test trials with AB revealed stronger responding if this displaced stimulation was similar to, rather than different from, A and B. For a further experiment the training just described included trials with A and B accompanied by an additional, similar, stimulus. Responding during test trials with AB was stronger if the additional trials signaled the presence rather than the absence of food. The results are explained with a configural theory of conditioning.

Item Type: Article
Status: Published
Schools: Psychology
ISSN: 0097-7403
Last Modified: 21 Oct 2022 08:48
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/34436

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