Dr David George D.George@hull.ac.uk
Senior Lecturer and Head of Psychology
Absence of Differential Protection From Extinction in Human Causal Learning
George, David; Haddon, Josephine; Griffiths, Oren
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Josephine Haddon
Oren Griffiths
Abstract
Elemental models of associative learning typically employ a common prediction-error term. Following a conditioning trial, they predict that the change in the strength of an association between a cue and an outcome is dependent upon how well the outcome was predicted. When multiple cues are present, they each contribute to that prediction. The same rule applies both to increases in associative strength during excitatory conditioning and the loss of associative strength during extinction. In five experiments using an allergy prediction task, we tested the involvement of a common error term in the extinction of causal learning. Two target cues were each paired with an outcome prior to undergoing extinction in compound either with a second excitatory cue or with a cue that had previously undergone extinction in isolation. At test, there was no difference in the causal ratings of the two target cues. Manipulations designed to bias participants toward elemental processing of cue compounds, to promote the acquisition of inhibitory associations, or to reduce generalization decrement between training and test were each without effect. These results are not consistent with common error term models of associative learning.
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George, D., Haddon, J., & Griffiths, O. (2024). Absence of Differential Protection From Extinction in Human Causal Learning. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Learning and Cognition, https://doi.org/10.1037/xan0000380
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Mar 13, 2024 |
Online Publication Date | Apr 24, 2024 |
Publication Date | 2024 |
Deposit Date | Mar 13, 2024 |
Publicly Available Date | Apr 24, 2024 |
Journal | Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Learning and Cognition |
Print ISSN | 2329-8464 |
Publisher | American Psychological Association |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1037/xan0000380 |
Keywords | Extinction; Causal learning; Associative learning; Prediction error |
Public URL | https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4589133 |
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