Research Publications and Outputs: Recent submissions
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Response Rate and Reinforcement Rate in Pavlovian Conditioning
Published 2011-10-01Four experiments used delay conditioning of magazine approach in rats to investigate the relationship between the rate of responding, R, to a conditioned stimulus (CS) and the rate, r, at which the CS is reinforced with ...Open AccessArticle -
Elemental Representations of Stimuli in Associative Learning
Published 2006-01-01This paper reviews evidence and theories concerning the nature of stimulus representations in Pavlovian conditioning. It focuses on the elemental approach developed in Stimulus Sampling Theory (Atkinson & Estes, 1963; Bush ...Open AccessArticle -
The arguments of associations
Published 2010-01-01This chapter considers associative solutions to “non‐linear” discrimination problems, such as negative patterning (A+ and B+ vs AB‐) and the biconditional discrimination (AB+ and CD+ vs AC‐ and BD‐). It is commonly assumed ...Open AccessBook chapter -
An attention modulated associative network.
Published 2010-01-01We present an elemental model of associative learning that describes interactions between stimulus elements as a process of competitive normalization. Building on the assumptions laid out in Harris (2006), stimuli are ...Open AccessArticle -
Increasing the frequency of breakfast consumption
Published 2011-01-01Purpose – A number of interventions aimed at increasing breakfast consumption have been designed and implemented in recent years. This paper seeks to review the current research in this area with the aim of identifying ...Open AccessArticle