Spatial learning based on the shape of the environment is influenced by properties of the objects forming the shape

Graham, Moira Anne, Good, Mark Andrew ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1824-1203, McGregor, Anthony and Pearce, John Martindale ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6121-8650 2006. Spatial learning based on the shape of the environment is influenced by properties of the objects forming the shape. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes 32 (1) , pp. 44-59. 10.1037/0097-7403.32.1.44

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Abstract

In 3 experiments rats had to find a submerged platform that was located in a corner of a kite-shaped pool. The color of the walls creating this corner provided an additional cue for finding the platform in the shape + color condition but not the shape-only condition. During tests in a pool with walls of a uniform color but no platform, more time was spent in the corner where the platform was originally located after training in the shape + color than in the shape-only condition. The results challenge theories that assume either that learning about the shape of the environment takes place in a dedicated module or that cues compete for the control they acquire over behavior.

Item Type:	Article
Status:	Published
Schools:	Psychology
Publisher:	American Psychological Association
ISSN:	1939-2184
Last Modified:	07 Feb 2023 16:17
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/32777

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