A reanalysis of cue -competition effects in Pavlovian fear conditioning in rats: Implications for neuronal theories of learning and memory

In a set of 7 experiments, the author examined if cue-competition effects such as blocking and overshadowing reflect deficits in learning (e.g., Rescorla & Wagner, 1972) or deficits in performance (Miller & Schachtman, 1985). To this end, the author tested if the ability of a blocked and/or...

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Main Author: Rauhut, Anthony Sean
Language:ENG
Published: ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst 1999
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Online Access:https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI9950205