Reinforcement (Psychology) - Research News and Information

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Neuronal ensemble bursting in the basal forebrain encodes salience irrespective of valence.

10 Jul 2008 Both reward- and punishment-related stimuli are motivationally salient and attract the attention of animals. However, it remains unclear how motivational salience is processed in the brain. Here, we show that both... Read more...

Spatial working memory load impairs signal enhancement, but not attentional orienting.

Jul 2008 The present study examined the effect of spatial working memory load on the attentional cuing effect. It is well-known that spatial working memory and spatial attention functionally overlap or share a common resource.... Read more...

Effect of reinforcement, reinforcer omission and extinction on a communicative response in domestic dogs (Canis familiaris).

Jul 2008 There is a controversy about the mechanisms involved in the interspecific communicative behaviour in domestic dogs. The main question is whether this behaviour is a result of instrumental learning or higher cognitive... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'Reinforcement (Psychology)'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Neuronal ensemble bursting in the basal forebrain encodes salience irrespective of valence. 10 Jul 2008
• Spatial working memory load impairs signal enhancement, but not attentional orienting. Jul 2008
• Effect of reinforcement, reinforcer omission and extinction on a communicative response in domestic dogs (Canis familiaris). Jul 2008
• A two-stage model for concurrent sequences. Jul 2008
• Dissociation of alcohol-seeking and consumption under a chained schedule of oral alcohol reinforcement in baboons. Jun 2008
• Hippocampal lesions in rhesus monkeys disrupt emotional responses but not reinforcer devaluation effects. Jun 2008
• CB1 cannabinoid receptor modulates 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine acute responses and reinforcement. Jun 2008
• Dynamics of choice and frequency of environment change. Jun 2008
• SQAB 2007: completing the circle. Jun 2008
• Summation and subtraction using a modified autoshaping procedure in pigeons. Jun 2008
• Human choice among five alternatives when reinforcers decay. Jun 2008
• Behavioral contingency analysis. Jun 2008
• Matching-to-sample by pigeons: the dissociation of comparison choice frequency from the probability of reinforcement. Jun 2008
• Quantitative analyses of observing and attending. Jun 2008
• Matching by fixing and sampling: a local model based on internality. Jun 2008
• The matching law and effects of reinforcer rate and magnitude on choice in transition. Jun 2008
• Effects of acute and repeated administration of caffeine on temporal discounting in rats. Jun 2008
• Alcohol consumption, smoking urge, and the reinforcing effects of cigarettes: an ecological study. Jun 2008
• Amphetamine effects in appetitive acquisition depend on the modality of the stimulus rather than its relative validity. 15 May 2008
• Overweight children find food more reinforcing and consume more energy than do nonoverweight children. May 2008

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Technical information about 'Reinforcement (Psychology)'

Definition: The strengthening of a conditioned response.

Descriptor UI: D012054

Alternative terms: Reinforcement (Psychology); Reinforcements (Psychology); Reinforcement; Reinforcements; Negative Reinforcement; Negative Reinforcements; Reinforcement, Negative; Reinforcements, Negative; Positive Reinforcement; Positive Reinforcements; Reinforcement, Positive; Reinforcements, Positive;

Tree Number: F02.463.425.770;

History Note: 65; was REINFORCEMENT LEARNING 1963-64

Technical Notes: human & animal; no qualif; DF: REINFORCEMENT