| Extinguished operant responding shows stimulus specificity. | |
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PMID: 14998658 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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The experiment tested for stimulus specificity in extinguished operant responding. Eight pigeons pecked keys for food reinforcers delivered by a variable interval (VI) 60-s schedule. The key was illuminated with red light during some sessions and white light during others. Then, responding was placed on extinction. During some sessions of extinction, the color of the key light remained constant throughout the session (red or white). During other sessions the color changed at 30 min into the session (red to white or white to red). Response rate increased after the change of key color in extinction. If it is assumed that key color is part of the stimulus to which subjects habituate, then these results are consistent with McSweeney and Swindell's [J. Gen. Psychol. 129 (2002) 364] suggestion that responding declines in extinction partly because subjects habituate to the stimuli that support conditioned responding. Habituation is relatively specific to the exact nature of the stimulus presented. Therefore, changes in the stimulus violate stimulus specificity and restore habituated responding. The results are also consistent with other theories that attribute extinction to a reduction of stimulus control [e.g., Psychol. Bull. 114 (1993) 80; J. Exp. Psychol.: Anim. Behav. Process. 16 (1990) 235], but considerations such as parsimony and testability favor the habituation hypothesis over these theories. |
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Authors:
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Frances K McSweeney; Eric S Murphy; Benjamin P Kowal |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Behavioural processes Volume: 65 ISSN: 0376-6357 ISO Abbreviation: Behav. Processes Publication Date: 2004 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2005-10-13 Completed Date: 2005-11-22 Revised Date: 2007-11-14 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7703854 Medline TA: Behav Processes Country: Netherlands |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 211-20 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Psychology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-4820, USA. fkmcs@mail.wsu.edu |
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Animals Behavior, Animal Columbidae Conditioning, Operant* Extinction, Psychological* Habituation, Psychophysiologic Reaction Time Reinforcement (Psychology) |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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R01 MH61720/MH/NIMH NIH HHS |
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