Pigeons and the Ambiguous-Cue Problem: A Riddle that Remains Unsolved

Pigeons and the Ambiguous-Cue Problem: A Riddle that Remains Unsolved

The ambiguous-cue task is composed of two-choice simultaneous discriminations involving three stimuli: positive (P), ambiguous (A), and negative (N). Two different trial types are presented: PA and NA. The ambiguous cue (A) served as an S- in PA trials, but as an S+ in NA trials. When using this pro...

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Main Authors: Óscar García-Leal, Carlos Esparza, Laurent Ávila Chauvet, Héctor O. Camarena-Pérez, Zirahuén Vílchez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
ambiguous-cue problem
interfering cue hypothesis
value transfer theory
pigeons
partial reinforcement
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00941/full

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