Steady state responding based upon simple and compound stimuli.

Abstract:

:Two pigeons were trained to perform discrimination tasks along two dimensions, wavelength of a circular spot of light and orientation of a white line. Discriminability among stimuli along these dimensions was established for both subjects by means of a steady state testing procedure. The two dimensions were then combined by superimposing the white line upon the colored background. Subjects were given a series of tests in which a correct response could be made on the basis of either of the two components of the stimulus compounds. Discriminability among these redundant compound stimuli was found to be better than that among wavelength and tilt stimuli alone. A second series of tests was administered using both redundant and conflicting compound stimuli. The results of this test series are consistent with a response strategy in which subjects first examine both elements of a compound and then emit a choice response on the basis of the element that best predicts reinforcement.

journal_name

J Exp Anal Behav

authors

Zuckerman DC

doi

10.1901/jeab.1973.20-209

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1973-09-01 00:00:00

pages

209-18

issue

2

eissn

0022-5002

issn

1938-3711

journal_volume

20

pub_type

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