Contiguity and overshadowing interactions in the rapid-streaming procedure.

ABSTRACT: When multiple cues are associated with the same outcome, organisms tend to select between the cues, with one revealing greater behavioral control at the expense of the others (i.e., cue competition). However, non-human and human studies have not always observed this competition, creating a puzzling scenario in which the interaction between cues can result in competition, no interaction, or facilitation as a function of several learning parameters. In five experiments, we assessed whether temporal contiguity and overshadowing effects are reliably observed in the streamed-trial procedure, and whether there was an interaction between them. We anticipated that weakening temporal contiguity (ranging from 500 to 1,000 ms) should attenuate competition. Using within-subject designs, participants e

SUBMITTER: Alcala JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10716097 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature