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In three instrumental learning experiments, rat subjects were used to explore transfer of an instrumental discriminative stimulus to a new response. The stimulus increased the likelihood of that response to the degree that the stimulus and response had a history of association with the same outcome. Moreover, devaluation of the outcome by pairing with lithium chloride had no detrimental effects on its ability to mediate transfer to a new response. This result helps one choose among various accounts of transfer.
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This research was supported by National Science Foundation Grant BNS-88-03514.
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Rescorla, R.A. Transfer of instrumental control mediated by a devalued outcome. Animal Learning & Behavior 22, 27–33 (1994). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03199953
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