Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Concept Videos

Generalization, Discrimination, and Extinction01:24

Generalization, Discrimination, and Extinction

Generalization, discrimination, and extinction are key concepts in operant conditioning that influence how behaviors are learned and maintained.
Generalization occurs when a behavior reinforced in one context is performed in similar situations. For instance, a student who studies diligently for calculus and receives excellent grades might apply the same study habits to psychology and history, expecting similar results. Generalization shows how learning in one setting can influence behavior in...
Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination02:55

Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination

Humans are very diverse and although we share many similarities, we also have many differences. The social groups we belong to help form our identities (Tajfel, 1974). These differences may be difficult for some people to reconcile, which may lead to prejudice toward people who are different. Prejudice is a negative attitude and feeling toward an individual based solely on one’s membership in a particular social group (Allport, 1954; Brown, 2010). Prejudice is common against people who are...

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Engaging multisector stakeholders to identify priorities for global health innovation, change and research: an engagement methodology and application to prosthetics service delivery in Cambodia.

Disability and rehabilitation·2023
Same author

No effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on visual evoked potential and peak gamma frequency.

Cognitive processing·2022
Same author

Investigating the effects of tDCS on Visual Orientation Discrimination Task Performance: 'The possible influence of placebo'.

Journal of cognitive enhancement : towards the integration of theory and practice·2020
Same author

Biomarkers in chronic graft-versus-host disease: quo vadis?

Bone marrow transplantation·2018
Same author

A differential diagnosis of a head and neck bony lesion: Review of a case series with 18 patients with extraintestinal features of familial adenomatous polyposis.

Clinical otolaryngology : official journal of ENT-UK ; official journal of Netherlands Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & Cervico-Facial Surgery·2018
Same author

Looking towards the horizon: changing landscapes and a shift to a more equitable future for children, young people and their families.

Contemporary nurse·2017
Same journal

EXPRESS: Age-related Differences in Recognition Memory for Discourse: The Case of Modified Words, Competitors, and Related Lures.

Quarterly journal of experimental psychology (2006)·2026
Same journal

EXPRESS: Exaggerated Self-Referencing in Body Dysmorphic Disorder.

Quarterly journal of experimental psychology (2006)·2026
Same journal

EXPRESS: Post-Error Adjustments: The role of Response Stimulus Intervals and error placement.

Quarterly journal of experimental psychology (2006)·2026
Same journal

Mitigating the Low Prevalence Effect: Role of Removing Explicit "Target-Absent" Responses in Visual Search.

Quarterly journal of experimental psychology (2006)·2026
Same journal

Visual Selection Is Spatially Constrained During Working Memory Consolidation.

Quarterly journal of experimental psychology (2006)·2026
Same journal

Cross-Phoneme Generalisation of Dimension-Based Statistical Learning for Stop Voicing: Probing Subject Design and Word Frame Effects.

Quarterly journal of experimental psychology (2006)·2026
See all related articles

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Jun 28, 2026

The Double-H Maze: A Robust Behavioral Test for Learning and Memory in Rodents
09:01

The Double-H Maze: A Robust Behavioral Test for Learning and Memory in Rodents

Published on: July 8, 2015

Mediated generalization in discrimination learning by Rhesus monkeys.

D Gaffan1, A Dickinson

  • 1Department of Experimental Psychology, Oxford University, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3UD, UK. gaffan@psy.ox.ac.uk

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology (2006)
|October 22, 2008
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Monkeys learned visual compound preferences. Prior associations with nonreward blocked preference, while later associations enhanced it, regardless of stimulus timing (simultaneous or serial).

More Related Videos

Perceptual and Category Processing of the Uncanny Valley Hypothesis' Dimension of Human Likeness: Some Methodological Issues
07:34

Perceptual and Category Processing of the Uncanny Valley Hypothesis' Dimension of Human Likeness: Some Methodological Issues

Published on: June 3, 2013

Assessment of Social Cognition in Non-human Primates Using a Network of Computerized Automated Learning Device (ALDM) Test Systems
08:42

Assessment of Social Cognition in Non-human Primates Using a Network of Computerized Automated Learning Device (ALDM) Test Systems

Published on: May 5, 2015

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Jun 28, 2026

The Double-H Maze: A Robust Behavioral Test for Learning and Memory in Rodents
09:01

The Double-H Maze: A Robust Behavioral Test for Learning and Memory in Rodents

Published on: July 8, 2015

Perceptual and Category Processing of the Uncanny Valley Hypothesis' Dimension of Human Likeness: Some Methodological Issues
07:34

Perceptual and Category Processing of the Uncanny Valley Hypothesis' Dimension of Human Likeness: Some Methodological Issues

Published on: June 3, 2013

Assessment of Social Cognition in Non-human Primates Using a Network of Computerized Automated Learning Device (ALDM) Test Systems
08:42

Assessment of Social Cognition in Non-human Primates Using a Network of Computerized Automated Learning Device (ALDM) Test Systems

Published on: May 5, 2015

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive psychology
  • Animal behavior
  • Neuroscience

Background:

  • Understanding how animals learn and represent complex stimuli is crucial.
  • Investigating within-compound associations helps elucidate learning mechanisms.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine how prior and subsequent reward associations affect conditioned preferences for visual compound stimuli in monkeys.
  • To determine if the temporal structure (simultaneous vs. serial) influences these effects.

Main Methods:

  • Monkeys underwent discrimination training with simultaneous or serial visual compounds.
  • Conditioned preferences for individual images within compounds were assessed.
  • Prior and subsequent reward/nonreward associations were manipulated.

Main Results:

  • Prior nonreward associations blocked conditioned preferences.
  • Subsequent reward associations enhanced conditioned preferences.
  • Blocking and enhancement effects were independent of stimulus compound structure (simultaneous/serial).

Conclusions:

  • Within-compound associations play a significant role in shaping stimulus representation.
  • Monkeys process simultaneous and serial visual compounds similarly regarding associative learning.
  • Findings inform models of associative learning and stimulus representation.