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dc.contributor.advisorBizo, Lewis A.
dc.contributor.advisorMcEwan, James S.A.
dc.contributor.authorWiles, Lisa Maree
dc.date.accessioned2015-09-04T04:30:20Z
dc.date.available2015-09-04T04:30:20Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.citationWiles, L. M. (2015). The ability of two internal clock models to predict performance on a temporal bisection procedure (Thesis, Master of Applied Psychology (MAppPsy)). University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10289/9602en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10289/9602
dc.description.abstractThis research is a replication of Machado and Keen’s (1999) procedure which tested the ability of two competing models of animal timing; Learning to Time (LET) and Scalar Expectancy Theory (SET), to predict pigeons performance on a temporal bisection task. Hens were trained in two temporal discrimination's; in Type 1 trials they learned to choose a red key after a 1-s signal and a green key after a 4-s signal and in Type 2 trials they learned to choose a green key after a 4-s signal, and a yellow key after a 16-s signal to receive access to reinforcement. After they learnt these discriminations, intermediate durations were presented. The resulting psychometric function did not superpose, violating the scalar property of timing. When novel key and duration combinations were presented, performance on subsequent generalisation tests closely matched LET’s predictions. Overall, the results support the findings of Machado and Keen (1999) and supported LET’s rather than SET’s predictions.
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dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of Waikato
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dc.subjectAnimal Timing
dc.subjectTemporal Bisection Procedure
dc.titleThe ability of two internal clock models to predict performance on a temporal bisection procedure
dc.typeThesisen_NZ
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Waikato
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Applied Psychology (MAppPsy)
dc.date.updated2015-05-04T01:53:53Z
pubs.place-of-publicationHamilton, New Zealanden_NZ


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