Short-Term Memory for Simultaneously Presented Visual and Auditory Signals in the Pigeon

Philipp J. Kraemer, William A. Roberts

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Abstract

A series of divided-attention experiments in which matching to the visual or auditory component of a tone-light compound was compared with matching to visual or auditory elements as sample stimuli were carried out. In 0-s delayed and simultaneous matching procedures, pigeons were able to match visual signals equally well when presented alone or with a tone; tones were matched at a substantially lower level of accuracy when presented with light signals than when presented as elements. In further experiments, it was demonstrated that the interfering effect of a signal light on tone matching was not related to the signaling value of the light, and that the prior presentation of light proactively interfered with auditory delayed matching. These findings indicate a divided attention process in which auditory processing is strongly inhibited in the presence of visual signals.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)137-151
Number of pages15
JournalJournal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes
Volume11
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 1985

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

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