dc.contributor.advisor | Bizo, Lewis A. | |
dc.contributor.advisor | McEwan, James S.A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Hay, Louise | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-08-01T02:35:18Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-08-01T02:35:18Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2014 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Hay, L. (2014). Temporal Stimulus Generalization in Humans (Thesis, Master of Applied Psychology (MAppPsy)). University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10289/8704 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10289/8704 | |
dc.description.abstract | Two experiments investigated temporal generalization in humans using a computer based task which presented red dots with a range of lines at different angles and durations. After training with a standard S+ stimulus duration, generalization testing commenced with an asymmetrical series of presentations of lines of varying angles and durations.
Experiment 1 had four conditions, with a standard S+ duration being the presentation of a red dot for a fixed duration. Two of the conditions had the addition of the line tilt. In Experiment 1, 11 participants produced a peak shift effect in all four conditions.
Experiment 2 was the same as Experiment 1 except that there were two conditions. Condition 2 was the same as Condition 1 except that the participants were given a verbal instruction to think of the line tilt as if hands on a clock. All 9 participants produced a peak shift effect in both conditions.
In Experiment 2, the effect of categorising the stimuli and in turn changing the stimuli from a continuous dimension to discrete stimuli (one in which could be labelled) and the verbal instruction of to think of the line tilt as if hands on a clock did not have an effect on the peak shift as predicted.
The results for both experiments were in accordance with predictions of adaptation level theory. | |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | University of Waikato | |
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dc.subject | Temporal | |
dc.subject | Generalization | |
dc.title | Temporal Stimulus Generalization in Humans | |
dc.type | Thesis | |
thesis.degree.grantor | University of Waikato | |
thesis.degree.level | Masters | |
thesis.degree.name | Master of Applied Psychology (MAppPsy) | |
dc.date.updated | 2014-02-17T00:25:40Z | |
pubs.place-of-publication | Hamilton, New Zealand | en_NZ |