This thesis attempted a cross-species replication of Bland, et. al., 2018. Human participants went through a computerized, automated shaping procedure that trained them to click on and discriminate between a blue square (SD) and red square (S-delta) on a VR 12 schedule of reinforcement. Three conditions were then presented to the participants consisting of a baseline, punishment, and control condition. In the punishment and control conditions, the SD was replaced by the S-delta or a novel stimulus respectively for 1-second on a VR 5 schedule. With each click, the reaction time and specific object clicked on were recorded. While the present study partially replicated the effect seen in earlier research, our results suggest that, depending on the lens of analysis used, either a punishment or an extinction effect may be causing the results seen.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc1873783 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Ochoa, Jules |
| Contributors | Ortu, Daniele, Toussaint, Karen A., Dracobly, Joseph |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | vii, 70 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), Text |
| Rights | Public, Ochoa, Jules, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved. |
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