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phenomenon > learning phenomenon > latent inhibition

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latent inhibition  

Definition

  • In classical conditioning, "decrement in learning performance which results from the nonreinforced preexposure of the to-be-conditioned stimulus." (Lubow, 1973, p. 398).

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • conditioned stimulus preexposure effect ​

Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Byrom, N. C., Msetfi, R. M., & Murphy, R. A. (2018). Human latent inhibition : Problems with the stimulus exposure effect. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 25(6), 2102‑2118. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13423-018-1455-4

    [Study type: literature review / Access: open]

  • • Lubow, R. E. (1973). Latent inhibition. Psychological Bulletin, 79(6), 398‑407. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0034425

    [Study type: literature review / Access: closed]

  • • Lubow, R. E., & Moore, A. U. (1959). Latent inhibition: The effect of nonreinforced pre-exposure to the conditional stimulus. Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology, 52(4), 415–419. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0046700

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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