在部分强化过程中试验的顺序影响了随后的灭绝
1School of Psychology, University of Sydney.
Journal of experimental psychology. Animal learning and cognition
|November 6, 2023
概括
部分强化灭绝效应 (PREE) 在较长的非强化试验序列中更强. 关于强化学习的不确定性,而不仅仅是序列的记忆,驱动了协会学习中的这种效应.
科学领域:
- 行为神经科学 行为神经科学
- 关联式学习是一种协同式学习.
- 动物行为 动物行为
背景情况:
- 部分强化灭绝效应 (PREE) 描述了不一致的强化如何导致灭绝期间更持久的行为.
- 目前的关联模型很难解释为什么部分增强比连续增强产生更强的灭绝阻力.
- 一个流行的理论表明,动物学会将非强化 (N) 试验与随后的强化 (R) 联系起来,在灭绝过程中促进泛化.
研究的目的:
- 测试序列理论关于非强化 (N) 试验序列长度在部分强化灭绝效应 (PREE) 中的作用的预测.
- 调查N试验序列的记忆或关于加强的不确定性是否是PREE的主要驱动因素.
主要方法:
- 在老鼠中利用了帕夫洛夫杂志的方法调节.
- 在调节过程中操纵了非强化 (N) 试验序列的长度 (短: 1-2 试验;长: 3-5 试验).
- 评估灭绝反应,一些条件包括不同条件刺激的长N序列中断.
主要成果:
- 与序列理论相一致,较长的N试验序列 (3-5N试验) 产生了比较短的序列 (1-2N试验) 更强的PREE.
- 在经过短N-试验序列训练的老鼠中没有观察到有意义的PREE.
- 与不同条件刺激的强化试验中断长N序列并没有改变随后的PREE,这与序列理论的预测相反.
结论:
- 非强化 (N) 试验序列的长度显著影响了部分强化灭绝效应 (PREE).
- 关于加强的不确定性,而不是N试验序列的特定记忆,似乎是PREE发展的关键因素.
- 这些发现挑战了序列理论的各个方面,并突出了不确定性在关联性学习和行为持久性中的作用.
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