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Temporal context and conditioned reinforcement value.

R C Grace1, H I Savastano

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. r.grace@psyc.canterbury.ac.nz

Journal of Experimental Psychology. General
|January 6, 2001
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Context influences how pigeons choose between options, but their learned understanding of timing remains separate. This research challenges direct context-value links, favoring a model where context shapes behavior expression.

Area of Science:

  • Behavioral psychology
  • Animal cognition

Background:

  • Conditioned reinforcers' effectiveness is linked to reinforcement timing.
  • Delay-reduction theory posits context directly influences stimulus value.
  • The contextual choice model (CCM) separates stimulus value from context effects.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how temporal context affects the learned value of stimuli.
  • To compare predictions of delay-reduction theory with the contextual choice model (CCM).

Main Methods:

  • Two experiments were conducted using pigeons.
  • Transfer tests within a concurrent-chains procedure were employed.
  • The study assessed the value of stimuli under varying contextual conditions.

Main Results:

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  • Pigeons demonstrated learning of temporal relations independently of the reinforcement context.
  • Contextual factors were found to modulate the expression of this learned behavior as choice.
  • Results provided strong support for the contextual choice model's assumptions.

Conclusions:

  • Learned associations between events and their timing are context-independent.
  • The expression of learned behavior, particularly choice, is influenced by the broader reinforcement context.
  • The contextual choice model offers a more accurate framework for understanding conditioned reinforcement.