Sign-tracking is an expectancy-mediated behavior that relies on prediction error mechanisms

When discrete localizable stimuli are used during appetitive Pavlovian conditioning, "sign-tracking" and "goal-tracking" responses emerge. Sign-tracking is observed when conditioned responding is directed toward the CS, whereas goal-tracking manifests as responding directed to th...

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Main Authors: Delamater, A.R (Author), Derman, R.C (Author), Juarez, S. (Author), Schneider, K. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press 2018
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