<p> A response conditioned to a specific stimulus will generalize to similar stimuli. Various reports have indicated that the slope of the gradient of generalization changes over a period of time. The experiments reported here investigated the generalization of an emotional response, originally conditioned to an 80 db. white noise to a 60 db. white noise. In different groups the tests for generalization were begun immediately after conditioning or after a 4 day waiting period. In further groups the animals' time during the delay period was variously taken up with bar pressing sessions; new conditioning trials with a light CS; unsignalled shock presentations, or they merely stayed in their home cages.</p> / Thesis / Master of Arts (MA)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:mcmaster.ca/oai:macsphere.mcmaster.ca:11375/20926 |
| Date | 09 1900 |
| Creators | Gray, Thomas |
| Contributors | Kamin, L. J., Psychology |
| Source Sets | McMaster University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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