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Learning theory, feed-forward mechanisms, and the adaptiveness of conditioned responding

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 March 2005

Peter D. Balsam  and
Michael R. Drew
Peter D. Balsam*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Barnard College of Columbia University, New York, NY10027 Department of Psychology, Columbia University, New York, NY10027
Michael R. Drew*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Columbia University, New York, NY10027
*
balsam@columbia.edu
mrd28@columbia.edu
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Abstract:

The specific mechanisms whereby Pavlovian conditioning leads to adaptive behavior need to be elaborated. There is no evidence that it is via reduction in the “destabilizing effect that time lags have on feedback control” (Domjan et al. 2000, sect. 3.3). The adaptive value of Pavlovian conditioning goes well beyond the regulation of social behavior.

Type
Continuing Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 27 , Issue 5 , October 2004 , pp. 698
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2004

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Footnotes

Commentary onMichael Domjan, Brian Cusato, & Ronald Villarreal (2000). Pavlovian feed-forward mechanisms in the control of social behavior. BBS 23(2):235–282.