Kirkpatrick, K. and Church, R.M. (2004) Temporal learning in random control procedures. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes, 30 (3). pp. 213-228. ISSN 0097-7403
Abstract
Experiments 1 and 2 delivered conditioned stimuli (CSs) at random times and unconditioned stimuli (USs) at either fixed (Experiment 1) or random (Experiment 2) intervals. In Experiment 3, CS duration was manipulated, and US deliveries occurred at random during the background. In all 3 experiments, the mean rate of responding (head entries into the food cup) in the background was determined by the mean US-US interval, and the mean rate during the CS was a linear combination of responding controlled by the mean US-US and mean CS onset-US intervals; the pattern of responding in time was determined by the interval distribution form (fixed or random). An event-based timing account, Packet theory, provided an explanation of the results.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Biology (York) |
Depositing User: | York RAE Import |
Date Deposited: | 22 Apr 2009 10:15 |
Last Modified: | 22 Apr 2009 10:15 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0097-7403.30.3.213 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Apa American Psychological Association |
Identification Number: | 10.1037/0097-7403.30.3.213 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:6657 |