Conditional gradient displacements: the effects of conditional discrimination training on human auditory frequency generalization. 1980

M Galizio

The effects of conditional discrimination training on human auditory frequency generalization were examined. In Experiment 1 subjects learned to press a key to one tone, but not to a higher pitched tone when presented in the left earphone, and to respond to the higher pitched tone but not to the lower tone in the right earphone. Generalization tests revealed conditional peak shifts, with subjects responding to frequencies lower than the positive stimulus (S+) for left-earphone presentations and to frequencies higher than S+ for right-earphone presentations. The shifts observed following conditional discrimination were larger than those obtained from subjects who received simple discrimination training. Experiment 2 showed that these larger shifts were not simply due to extended discrimination training. In Experiment 3 subjects were trained with conditional discriminations involving an S+ and a negative stimulus (S-) in one earphone but only a single, positive stimulus in the other earphone. These subjects also showed conditional gradient shifts with displacements in both directions. The occurrence of peak shift without an S- can only be interpreted as involving relational responding.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D010897 Pitch Discrimination The ability to differentiate sound frequency or pitch. Discrimination, Pitch,Pitch Discriminations
D011214 Practice, Psychological Performance of an act one or more times, with a view to its fixation or improvement; any performance of an act or behavior that leads to learning. Practice (Psychology),Practice, Psychology,Practicing, Psychological,Practicing, Psychology,Psychological Practice,Psychological Practicing,Psychology Practice,Psychology Practicing
D004193 Discrimination Learning Learning that is manifested in the ability to respond differentially to various stimuli. Discriminative Learning,Discrimination Learnings,Discriminative Learnings,Learning, Discrimination,Learning, Discriminative
D004292 Dominance, Cerebral Dominance of one cerebral hemisphere over the other in cerebral functions. Cerebral Dominance,Hemispheric Specialization,Dominances, Cerebral,Specialization, Hemispheric
D005260 Female Females
D005793 Generalization, Psychological The phenomenon of an organism's responding to all situations similar to one in which it has been conditioned. Generalization (Psychology),Generalization, Psychology,Generalizations (Psychology),Generalizations, Psychological,Generalizations, Psychology,Psychological Generalization,Psychological Generalizations,Psychology Generalization,Psychology Generalizations
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults

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