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Area of Science:

  • Behavioral psychology
  • Animal cognition
  • Stimulus control

Background:

  • Generalization procedures establish stimulus control.
  • Dimensional contrast effects occur when stimuli vary along a continuum.
  • The role of stimulus sequencing in these effects is not fully understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how stimulus sequencing affects dimensional stimulus control in pigeons.
  • To compare the impact of random versus massed stimulus presentations on generalization gradients.
  • To determine if massing stimulus sequences diminishes positive dimensional contrast.

Main Methods:

  • Pigeons were trained on a visual flicker-rate continuum using variable-interval reinforcement and extinction.
  • Experiment 1 compared random versus massed presentations of positive and negative stimuli.
  • Experiment 2 examined alternated massed stimulus sequences.

Main Results:

  • Massing stimulus sequences diminished positive dimensional contrast effects.
  • Discrimination between positive and negative stimuli remained largely intact.
  • The order of stimulus sequences played a significant role in contrast effects.

Conclusions:

  • Stimulus sequencing is a critical factor in the emergence of dimensional contrast.
  • Massed stimulus presentations can alter generalization gradients.
  • Findings contribute to understanding stimulus control and behavioral contrast in pigeons.