Inhibitory associations contribute to perceptual learning in humans

Mundy, Matthew Edward, Dwyer, Dominic M. and Honey, Robert Colin 2006. Inhibitory associations contribute to perceptual learning in humans. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes 32 (2) , pp. 178-184. 10.1037/0097-7403.32.2.178

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Abstract

Perceptual learning in humans was examined in 2 experiments. In Experiment 1, participants received intermixed exposure to 2 similar compounds (AX, BX, AX, BX, . . .) and blocked exposure to a 2nd pair of similar compounds (CY, CY, . . . , DY, DY, . . .). Aversions established to AX and CY generalized less to BX than to DY. In Experiment 2, 1 pair of compounds was presented in a forward order (i.e., AX3BX), whereas the 2nd pair of compounds was presented in a backward order (i.e., DY→CY). Aversions established to AX and CY generalized less to BX than to DY. These results indicate that inhibitory associations contribute to perceptual learning in humans and thereby establish a fundamental similarity between the mechanisms that underlie perceptual learning in humans and rats.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Psychology
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Publisher:	American Psychological Association
ISSN:	0097-7403
Last Modified:	17 Apr 2019 11:37
URI:	http://orca.cf.ac.uk/id/eprint/3374

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