RT Journal Article
T1 Blocking of subsequent and antecedent events
A1 Esmorís Arranz, Francisco José
A1 Miller, Ralph R.
A1 Matute, Helena
K1 Fear conditioning
K1 Sensory preconditioning
K1 Blocking
K1 Stimulus competition
K1 Causal learning
K1 Causal judgment
K1 Associative models
K1 Rule-based models
K1 Rats
AB Stimulus competition (e.g., blocking) has been observed between antecedent events (i.e., conditioned stimuli or potential causes), but recent evidence within the human causal learning literature suggests that it could also be obtained between subsequent events (i.e., unconditioned stimuli or potential effects). The present research tested this hypothesis with rat subjects. To avoid confounding the antecedent versus subsequent variable with the affective value of the events involved (i.e., unconditioned stimuli are ordinarily of greater affective value than conditioned stimuli), a preparation was used in which antecedent and subsequent events all lacked affective value during the blocking phases of the study. This was achieved through the use of sensory preconditioning. Blocking of subsequent events as well as antecedent events was observed. The challenge to most associative theories that is provided by blocking of subsequent events is discussed.
PB American Psychological Association
SN 2329-8456
YR 1997
FD 1997-04
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10347/34547
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10347/34547
LA eng
NO Esmorís-Arranz, F. J., Miller, R. R., & Matute, H. (1997). Blocking of subsequent and antecedent events. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes, 23(2), 145–156
NO National Institute of Mental Health (USA),Dirección General de Investigación Científica y Tecnica (Spain)
DS Minerva
RD 8 jun 2026