BEHAVIORAL CONTRAST AND THE PEAK SHIFT: EFFECTS OF EXTENDED DISCRIMINATION TRAINING

Behavioral contrast and the peak shift, two widely observed phenomena in experiments on successive discrimination learning, were shown to disappear during extended discrimination training. This finding and an analysis of the conditions under which behavioral contrast and the peak shift occur suggest...

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Published in:Journal of the experimental analysis of behavior 1966-11, Vol.9 (6), p.613-617
Main Author: Terrace, H. S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Behavior, Animal
Birds
Discrimination Learning
Emotions
Reinforcement (Psychology)
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Summary:Behavioral contrast and the peak shift, two widely observed phenomena in experiments on successive discrimination learning, were shown to disappear during extended discrimination training. This finding and an analysis of the conditions under which behavioral contrast and the peak shift occur suggested that both phenomena were by-products of emotional responses that resulted from response suppression and that their disappearance after extended discrimination training could be attributed to the dissipation of such emotional responses.
ISSN:0022-5002
1938-3711
DOI:10.1901/jeab.1966.9-613