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The “benefit” of Pavlovian conditioning – performance models, hidden costs, and innovation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 October 2000

Graham C. L. Davey  and
Andy P. Field
Graham C. L. Davey
Affiliation:
School of Cognitive and Computing Science, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 9QH, United [email protected] www.cogs.susx.ac.uk/users/grahamda/index.html
Andy P. Field
Affiliation:
Psychology Department, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX, United [email protected] www.pc.rhbnc.ac.uk/staff/afield/afield.htm
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Abstract

A proper evaluation of the biological significance of Pavlovian conditioning requires consideration of performance mechanisms. Domjan et al.'s definition of net benefit is simplistic, and their model promotes convergence in behaviour, ignoring the possibility of innovation.

Type
Brief Report
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 23 , Issue 2 , April 2000 , pp. 253 - 254
Copyright
© 2000 Cambridge University Press

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