Chapter 6: Discrimination Learning

Megan M.

Created: 2011-03-07
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Transposition Test

a test to determine if a discrimination between two stimuli is based on the relationship between them, by presenting two test stimuli that share the same relationship

Peak Shift

a shift in the peak of the generalization gradient in a direction that is away from S-

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Feature-Positive Discrimination

a discrimination in which an outcome is delivered during a compound of two stimuli, but not during one of the stimuli by itself

Negative Patterning

a discrimination in which an outcome is delivered during a each stimuli by itself, but not when they are presented as a compound

Configural Cue

a hypothetical stimulus that is assumed to be created by presenting two stimuli together. different pairs of stimuli are assumed to create different configural cues

Acquired Equivalence

the enhanced generalization between two or more stimuli as a result of them signaling similar outcomes

Acquired Distinctiveness

the reduced generalization between two or more stimuli as a result of them signaling different outcomes

Perceptual Learning

an improvement in the ease with which a discrimination between two stimuli can be acquired as a result of prior exposure to the stimuli

Metacognition

an individuals beliefs and knowledge about his or her own mental processes and strategies

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