Proactive interference between cues trained with a common outcome in first-order Pavlovian conditioning

Autor: Martha Escobar, Jeffrey C. Amundson, Ralph R. Miller
Rok vydání: 2003
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Zdroj: Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes. 29:311-322
ISSN: 1939-2184
0097-7403
DOI: 10.1037/0097-7403.29.4.311
Popis: The nature of interference between cues (X, A) trained apart with a common outcome (O; an unconditioned stimulus) was explored by assessing proactive interference in first-order Pavlovian conditioning (i.e., A-O, X-O, resulting in attenuated responding to X). Three lick-suppression studies were conducted with water-deprived rats. Posttraining extinction of the interfering cue (A) attenuated proactive interference (Experiment 1), which mirrors the observation that extinction of the competing cue can reduce competition between cues trained together (e.g., recovery from overshadowing). Proactive interference was also attenuated with manipulations known to attenuate interference between outcomes trained apart (e.g., counterconditioning), namely reminder cues (Experiment 2) and renewal (Experiment 3). The findings suggest that similar processes underlie interference between cues trained apart, between cues trained together, and between outcomes trained apart.
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