Theories of associative learning in animals

Pearce, John Martindale ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6121-8650 and Bouton, Mark E. 2001. Theories of associative learning in animals. Annual Review of Psychology 52 , pp. 111-139. 10.1146/annurev.psych.52.1.111

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Abstract

Theories of associative learning are concerned with the factors that govern association formation when two stimuli are presented together. In this article we reviewthe relative merits of the currently influential theories of associative learning. Some theories focus on the role of attention in association formation, but differ in the rules they propose for determining whether or not attention is paid to a stimulus. Other theories focus on the nature of the association that is formed, but differ as to whether this association is regarded as elemental, configural, or hierarchical. Recent developments involve modifications to existing theories in order to account for associative learning between two stimuli, A and B, when A is accompanied, not by B, but by a stimulus that has been paired with B. The implications of the theories for understanding how humans derive causal judgments and solve categorization problems is considered.

Item Type:	Article
Status:	Published
Schools:	Psychology
Uncontrolled Keywords:	conditioning; occasion setting; causal judgment; attention; context
Publisher:	Annual Reviews
ISSN:	0066-4308
Related URLs:	http://psych.cf.ac.uk/home2/pearce/Annua...
Last Modified:	21 Oct 2022 08:48
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/34414

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