Survival of the partial reinforcement extinction effect after contextual shifts |
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Authors: | Robert L. Boughner Mauricio R. Papini |
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Affiliation: | aDepartment of Psychology, Texas Christian University, P.O. Box 298920, Forth Worth, TX 76129, USA |
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Abstract: | The effects of contextual shifts on the partial reinforcement extinction effect (PREE) were studied in autoshaping with rats. Experiment 1 established that the two contexts used subsequently were easily discriminable and equally salient. In Experiment 2, independent groups of rats received acquisition training under partial reinforcement (PRF) or continuous reinforcement (CRF). Significant PREEs were observed whether extinction occurred in the same or in a different context. In Experiment 3, after PRF or CRF acquisition training, each group received extinction of the same conditioned stimulus in both the same and different contexts. PREEs were observed under both conditions, although extinction was accelerated after a contextual shift. These results were discussed in relation to the role of mediational states in the PREE. |
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Keywords: | Partial reinforcement extinction effect Contextual shifts Renewal Rats |
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