The role of information about the response^outcome relation in instrumental discrimination learning.
- 1 January 1990
- journal article
- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes
- Vol. 16 (3) , 262-270
- https://doi.org/10.1037//0097-7403.16.3.262
Abstract
In 4 instrumental learning experiments, the hierarchical organization among responses (R), outcomes (O), and stimuli (S) was examined. Each experiment explored the possibility that S becomes associated with the R-O relation by providing information about that relation. In each case, an analogy was developed to a paradigm that has been important for concluding that informational relations affect Pavlovian conditioning. Experiments 1 and 2 found an effect of the information that S provides about the R-O relation, using paradigms analogous to blocking and contingency experiments. Experiments 3 and 4 demonstrated a similar result, using a paradigm like that of relative validity. In each case, the experiments pointed to the importance of the information that S gives about the R-O relation, rather than about the individual R and O elements.Keywords
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