Title
An extension of the Rescorla and Wagner Simulator for context conditioning.
Abstract
This paper introduces R&W Simulator version 4, which extends previous work by incorporating context simulation within standard Pavlovian designs. This addition allows the assessment of: (1) context-stimulus competition, by treating contextual cues as ordinary background stimuli present throughout the whole experimental session; (2) summation, by computing compound stimuli with contextual cues as an integrating feature, with and without the addition of specific configural cues; and (3) contingency effects in causal learning. These new functionalities broaden the range of experimental designs that the simulator is able to replicate, such as some recovery from extinction phenomena (e.g., renewal effects). In addition, the new version permits specifying probe trials among standard trials and extracting their values.
Year
DOI
Venue
2013
10.1016/j.cmpb.2013.01.016
Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine
Keywords
Field
DocType
wagner simulator,standard trial,contextual cue,standard pavlovian design,new functionalities,whole experimental session,context conditioning,w simulator version,new version,experimental design,causal learning,compound stimulus
Computer science,Simulation,Conditioning,Artificial intelligence,Machine learning,Replicate,Contingency,Design of experiments
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
110
2
1872-7565
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
1
0.37
1
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Esther Mondragón1103.93
Eduardo Alonso216022.60
Alberto Fernández3597.49
Jonathan Gray430.89