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Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-07-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Animal Behaviour
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- reversal learning
1, record 1, English, reversal%20learning
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Learning the opposite of a discrimination that has previously been acquired; having learned to choose A, not B, from a pair AB, the reversal would be learning to choose B. 2, record 1, English, - reversal%20learning
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Comportement animal
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- apprentissage avec inversions
1, record 1, French, apprentissage%20avec%20inversions
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- apprentissage inversif 2, record 1, French, apprentissage%20inversif
masculine noun
- apprentissage de la situation inverse 3, record 1, French, apprentissage%20de%20la%20situation%20inverse
masculine noun
- apprentissage inverse 3, record 1, French, apprentissage%20inverse
masculine noun
- apprentissage de l'inversion 3, record 1, French, apprentissage%20de%20l%27inversion
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Second apprentissage discriminatif dans lequel le stimulus antérieurement positif devient négatif et vice-versa. 2, record 1, French, - apprentissage%20avec%20inversions
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On a trouvé que le surentraînement retardait l'apprentissage inverse chez les chats et les singes ayant une expérience très poussée. [...] En outre, Mackintosh (1969) a confirmé l'idée que le surentraînement facilite l'apprentissage de l'inversion dans des cas où la discrimination est difficile et la récompense importante. (HINCO, 1975, page 703). 3, record 1, French, - apprentissage%20avec%20inversions
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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