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    Acquired equivalence and generalized suppression in a virtual reality environment


    Greville, W. James and Dymond, Simon and Newton, Philip M. and Roche, Bryan (2014) Acquired equivalence and generalized suppression in a virtual reality environment. Learning and Behavior, 42 (2). pp. 123-130. ISSN 1543-4508

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    Abstract

    Acquired equivalence was investigated using a virtual reality conditioned suppression task administered in a first-person-shooter game. Two visual cues, A1 and B1, were followed by a tone (O1), and another two cues, A2 and B2, were followed by another tone (O2). During differential Pavlovian conditioning, A1 was paired with an instructed unconditioned stimulus (US) consisting of a flashing white screen, whereas A2 was not. All cues and outcomes were then presented at test, in the absence of the US, and suppression ratios were calculated for multiple response topographies (shots, hits, and breaks). Clear evidence of the suppression of shots was seen for A1 and B1, with no suppression being seen for either A2 or B2. Presentations of O1 and O2 resulted in significant suppression of shots and hits, whereas only O1 led to the suppression of breaks. The US expectancy ratings were consistent with these behavioral results. The findings are discussed in the light of differing accounts of acquired equivalence.

    Item Type: Article
    Keywords: Acquired equivalence; Generalization; Conditioned suppression; Virtual reality environment;
    Academic Unit: Faculty of Arts,Celtic Studies and Philosophy > History
    Item ID: 9099
    Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.3758/s13420-013-0129-3
    Depositing User: Dr. Bryan Roche
    Date Deposited: 15 Dec 2017 16:28
    Journal or Publication Title: Learning and Behavior
    Publisher: Springer Verlag
    Refereed: Yes
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    Use Licence: This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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