Inhibition and superconditioning.
Superconditioning is said to occur when learning an association between a conditioned stimulus (CS) and unconditioned stimulus (US) isfacilitated by pairing the CS with the US in the presence of a previously established conditioned inhibitor. Previous demonstrations of superconditioning have been criticized because their control conditions have allowed alternative interpretations. Using a within-subjects autoshaping procedure, the present study unambiguously demonstrated superconditioning. The results support the view that super-conditioning is the symmetric opposite of blocking.
Williams
Ben A
BA
Department of Psychology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093-0109, USA. bawilliams@ucsd.edu
McDevitt
Margaret A
MA
D000818:Animals; D001245:Association Learning; D001362:Avoidance Learning; D003118:Color Perception; D010856:Columbidae; D003214:Conditioning, Classical; D004193:Discrimination Learning; D007266:Inhibition, Psychological; D010364:Pattern Recognition, Visual