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| Research article summary (published 30 Jul 2002): |
A comparison between elemental and compound training of cues in retrospective revaluation.
Full Abstract
Associative learning theories assume that cue interaction and, specifically, retrospective revaluation occur only when the target cue is previously trained in compound with the to-be-revalued cue. However, there are recent demonstrations of retrospective revaluation in the absence of compound training (e.g., Matute & Pineņo, 1998a, 1998b). Nevertheless, it seems reasonable to assume that cue interaction should be stronger when the cues are trained together than when they are trained apart. In two experiments with humans, we directly compared compound and elemental training of cues. The results showed that retrospective revaluation in the elemental condition can be as strong as and, sometimes, stronger than that in the compound condition. This suggests that within-compound associations are not necessary for retrospective revaluation to occur and that these effects can possibly be best understood in the framework of general interference theory.
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Author information
Author/s: Escobar, Martha (M); Pineņo, Oskar (O); Matute, Helena (H);
Affiliation: Universidad de Deusto, Bilbao, Spain.
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Journal: Animal learning & behavior (Anim Learn Behav), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2002-Aug; vol 30 (issue 3) : pp 228-38
Dates: Created 2002/10/23; Completed 2002/11/19; Revised 2006/11/15;
PMID: 12391789, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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