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de Carvalho, Marilia Pinhiero; Machado, Armando – Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 2012
When subjects learn to associate two sample durations with two comparison keys, do they learn to associate the keys with the short and long samples (relational hypothesis), or with the specific sample durations (absolute hypothesis)? We exposed 16 pigeons to an ABA design in which phases A and B corresponded to tasks using samples of 1 s and 4 s,…
Descriptors: Prediction, Stimulus Generalization, Experimental Psychology, Behavioral Science Research
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Thompson, Rihard F. – Science, 1986
Describes recent research findings in the area of neurobiology and its relationship to learning and memory. The article provides definitions of associative and nonassociative learning, identifies essential memory trace circuits of the mammalian brain, and discusses some neural mechanisms of learning. (TW)
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Artificial Intelligence, Behavior, Cardiovascular System