Appetitive conditioning and discriminatory learning in toads

The consummatory response of the water-uptake behavior in toads was used as reinforcer in two experimental procedures: (1) operant conditioning in an alleyway and its extinction, and (2) discriminative learning and its reversal. In Experiment 1 toads dehydrated to 78% of their initial weight were tr...

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Autores principales: Schmajuk, N.A., Segura, E.T., Reboreda, J.C.
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spelling todo:paper_01631047_v28_n4_p392_Schmajuk2023-10-03T15:01:38Z Appetitive conditioning and discriminatory learning in toads Schmajuk, N.A. Segura, E.T. Reboreda, J.C. animal experiment appetite central nervous system conditioning discrimination feeding behavior Animal Bufo arenarum Conditioning, Operant Consummatory Behavior Discrimination Learning Extinction (Psychology) Male Reinforcement (Psychology) Water The consummatory response of the water-uptake behavior in toads was used as reinforcer in two experimental procedures: (1) operant conditioning in an alleyway and its extinction, and (2) discriminative learning and its reversal. In Experiment 1 toads dehydrated to 78% of their initial weight were trained in a runway using water as reinforcement. Running time was reduced from 62.56 sec on the 1st trial to 26.23 sec on the 35th trial. Extinction was obtained in 10 trials. In Experiment 2 toads dehydrated to the same degree were trained in a Y-maze with water reinforcement. Animals reached the learning criterion in 30 trials during acquisition and in 50 trials during reversal. These results show the capability of toads to learn when a biologically relevant motivation is used. © 1980 Academic Press, Inc. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_01631047_v28_n4_p392_Schmajuk
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topic animal experiment
appetite
central nervous system
conditioning
discrimination
feeding behavior
Animal
Bufo arenarum
Conditioning, Operant
Consummatory Behavior
Discrimination Learning
Extinction (Psychology)
Male
Reinforcement (Psychology)
Water
spellingShingle animal experiment
appetite
central nervous system
conditioning
discrimination
feeding behavior
Animal
Bufo arenarum
Conditioning, Operant
Consummatory Behavior
Discrimination Learning
Extinction (Psychology)
Male
Reinforcement (Psychology)
Water
Schmajuk, N.A.
Segura, E.T.
Reboreda, J.C.
Appetitive conditioning and discriminatory learning in toads
topic_facet animal experiment
appetite
central nervous system
conditioning
discrimination
feeding behavior
Animal
Bufo arenarum
Conditioning, Operant
Consummatory Behavior
Discrimination Learning
Extinction (Psychology)
Male
Reinforcement (Psychology)
Water
description The consummatory response of the water-uptake behavior in toads was used as reinforcer in two experimental procedures: (1) operant conditioning in an alleyway and its extinction, and (2) discriminative learning and its reversal. In Experiment 1 toads dehydrated to 78% of their initial weight were trained in a runway using water as reinforcement. Running time was reduced from 62.56 sec on the 1st trial to 26.23 sec on the 35th trial. Extinction was obtained in 10 trials. In Experiment 2 toads dehydrated to the same degree were trained in a Y-maze with water reinforcement. Animals reached the learning criterion in 30 trials during acquisition and in 50 trials during reversal. These results show the capability of toads to learn when a biologically relevant motivation is used. © 1980 Academic Press, Inc.
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Segura, E.T.
Reboreda, J.C.
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Reboreda, J.C.
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title Appetitive conditioning and discriminatory learning in toads
title_short Appetitive conditioning and discriminatory learning in toads
title_full Appetitive conditioning and discriminatory learning in toads
title_fullStr Appetitive conditioning and discriminatory learning in toads
title_full_unstemmed Appetitive conditioning and discriminatory learning in toads
title_sort appetitive conditioning and discriminatory learning in toads
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