Abstract
When rats are presented with a compound conditioned stimulus (CS) made up of two taste elements, they are able to form a within-compound association between the individual elements of the CS compound. The present experiment demonstrates that when a taste stimulus is presented in a distinctive context, subjects are able to form a within-compound association between taste and contextual stimuli. These data suggest that within-compound learning represents a general process by which subjects are able to associate stimuli from a variety of modalities. Implications of these data for explanations of taste-potentiated contextual aversions are discussed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 124-125 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society |
Volume | 25 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 1987 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Catalysis
- Chemistry (all)