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Sometimes-Competing Retrieval (SOCR): A Formalization of the Comparator Hypothesis
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Stout, Steven C.; Miller, Ralph R. – Psychological Review, 2007
Cue competition is one of the most studied phenomena in associative learning. However, a theoretical disagreement has long stood over whether it reflects a learning or performance deficit. The comparator hypothesis, a model of expression of Pavlovian associations, posits that learning is not subject to competition but that performance reflects a…
Descriptors: Stimuli, Competition, Classical Conditioning, Associative Learning
The Role of Memory for Compounds in Cue Competition
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Vandorpe, Stefaan; de Houwer, Jan; Beckers, Tom – Learning and Motivation, 2007
Revisions of common associative learning models incorporate a within-compound association mechanism in order to explain retrospective cue competition effects (e.g., [Dickinson, A., & Burke, J. (1996). Within-compound associations mediate the retrospective revaluation of causality judgements. "Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 49B", pp.…
Descriptors: Stimuli, Memory, Inferences, Competition