Determinants of cue interactions.
In a Pavlovian conditioning situation, there are many training variables that may affect responding to a conditioned stimulus (CS), such as contiguity, contingency, and the presence of other CSs. This review describes recent experiments that show that some manipulations that usually decrease responding to a CS may have the opposite effect when they are combined with other normally pernicious manipulations. A theoretical framework that explains these so-called counteraction effects is provided. The apparent boundary conditions on the effects and limitations of the theory are discussed.
Wheeler
Daniel S
DS
Johns Hopkins University, USA.
Miller
Ralph R
RR
D000818:Animals; D001288:Attention; D003214:Conditioning, Classical; D003463:Cues; D004192:Discrimination, Psychological; D006801:Humans; D010470:Perceptual Masking