Qualitative differences in the learning of rats in a discrimination situation.
- 1 January 1939
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Journal of Comparative Psychology
- Vol. 27 (2) , 289-332
- https://doi.org/10.1037/h0054906
Abstract
Rats were trained to make discriminations between members of a pair of cards and were then tested on a series of 13 critical pairs to determine if the training would transfer to the new pairs. Lashley jumping technique was used. Circles of different background were used as stimuli. Results supported the conclusion that different rats did not respond alike to the same stimuli and training series and therefore qualitative differences in learning must be taken into account. Evidence likewise supported the conclusion that the absolute properties of the positive card were important factors in the learning.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
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