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ERIC Number: EJ783401
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Feb
Pages: 24
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ISSN: ISSN-0023-9690
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The Effect of Sample Duration and Cue on a Double Temporal Discrimination
Oliveira, Luis; Machado, Armando
Learning and Motivation, v39 n1 p71-94 Feb 2008
To test the assumptions of two models of timing, Scalar Expectancy Theory (SET) and Learning to Time (LeT), nine pigeons were exposed to two temporal discriminations, each signaled by a different cue. On half of the trials, pigeons learned to choose a red key after a 1.5-s horizontal bar and a green key after a 6-s horizontal bar; on the other half of the trials, they learned to choose a blue key after a 6-s vertical bar and a yellow key after a 24-s vertical bar. During subsequent test trials, they were exposed to the horizontal or vertical bar, for durations ranging from 1.5 to 24s, and given a choice between novel key combinations: red vs. yellow, or green vs. blue. Results showed a strong effect of sample duration--as the test signal duration increased, preference for green over blue increased and preference for red over yellow decreased. The effect of sample cue was obtained only on the green-blue test trials. These effects are discussed in light of SET and LeT.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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