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In Experiment 1, goldfish trained with alternation of reward (R) and nonreward (N) for responding to a single color gave clear evidence of patterning (more rapid responding on R than on N trials). In Experiment 2, patterning was found for each of two colors alternately rewarded and nonrewarded in the sequence blue R, yellow R, blue N, yellow N, …. Changes in performance with subsequent changes in the sequence of the two colors suggested that the patterning was based on carryover rather than on associative memory of R and N.
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This research was supported by Grant MH33077 from NIMH.
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Couvillon, P.A., Bitterman, M.E. Analysis of alternation patterning in goldfish. Animal Learning & Behavior 9, 169–172 (1981). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03197815
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