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Lozano, J. H.; Hernandez, J. M.; Rubio, V. J.; Santacreu, J. – Learning and Individual Differences, 2011
Although intelligence has traditionally been identified as "the ability to learn" (Peterson, 1925), this relationship has been questioned in simple operant learning tasks (Spielberger, 1962). Nevertheless, recent pieces of research have demonstrated a strong and significant correlation between associative learning measures and intelligence…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Associative Learning, Reinforcement, Task Analysis
Dixon, Mark R.; Nastally, Becky L.; Jackson, James E.; Habib, Reza – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2009
This study investigated the potential for recreational gamblers to respond as if certain types of losing slot machine outcomes were actually closer to a win than others (termed the "near-miss effect"). Exposure to conditional discrimination training and testing disrupted this effect for 10 of the 16 participants. These 10 participants demonstrated…
Descriptors: Testing, Behavior Modification, Evaluation, Training
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Troisi, Joseph R., II – Psychological Record, 2006
To date, only 1 study has evaluated the impact of a Pavlovian drug conditional stimulus (CS) on operant responding. A within-subject operant 1-lever go/no-go (across sessions) design was used to evaluate the impact of Pavlovian contingencies on the discriminative stimulus effects of nicotine (0.4 mg/kg) and ethanol (800 mg/kg) in male Sprague…
Descriptors: Training, Reinforcement, Classical Conditioning, Behavior Modification