The effects of pre-exposure on escape from a Morris pool |
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Authors: | Edward S Redhead Jose Prados John M Pearce |
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Institution: | Department of Psychology, University of Southampton, Highfield, UK. E.Redhead@soton.ac.uk |
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Abstract: | In two experiments rats were pre-exposed to the landmarks surrounding a Morris pool while they swam to a platform with a beacon attached to it. They were then required to escape from the pool by finding the platform, without the beacon, in a new position. When the platform remained in the same place for each pre-exposure session, but was moved from session to session, then subsequent escape from the pool was more rapid than when the landmarks were not visible during pre-exposure (Experiment 1). But when the platform was moved from trial to trial during pre-exposure, then subsequent escape from the pool was disrupted (Experiments 1 and 2). It is proposed that pre-exposure to the landmark alters the attention that is paid to them, which then influences how readily the landmarks can be used to identify the new position of the platform. |
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