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  • Animal Cognition

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  • Response resurgence, the reappearance of an extinguished response, is a key phenomenon in understanding behavioral control.
  • Previous research suggests that stimulus context and renewal effects can influence the recovery of extinguished behaviors.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how different stimulus conditions across phases of a resurgence procedure affect the rate and extent of response resurgence in pigeons.
  • To compare the effects of a standard resurgence procedure (AAA) with a combined resurgence and ABC renewal procedure.

Main Methods:

  • Two experiments utilized a three-phase procedure: training response A, extinguishing A and training B, then extinguishing B.
  • Experiment 1 involved different stimuli across phases (ABC renewal), while Experiment 2 compared a constant stimulus procedure (AAA) with the ABC procedure.
  • Pigeons served as subjects, and the reappearance of extinguished responses was measured.

Main Results:

  • In Experiment 1, a novel stimulus (C) during extinction minimally affected resurgence, but reintroducing the original stimulus (A) elicited strong resurgence.
  • Experiment 2 showed substantially more resurgence in the constant stimulus (AAA) procedure compared to the ABC renewal procedure.
  • Combining resurgence with ABC renewal attenuated recurrent responding compared to constant stimulus conditions.

Conclusions:

  • Stimulus context plays a critical role in operant resurgence, with constant stimuli enhancing the effect.
  • While ABC renewal can produce some resurgence, it is less potent than when stimulus conditions remain consistent across behavioral histories.
  • These findings contribute to understanding how specific stimulus-response histories modulate the recovery of extinguished behaviors.