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Of 6 rats initially trained on matching-to-sample (MTS) with black/white stimuli, 3 learned the problem and, on delayed matching, produced a stable forgetting function. One rat that failed with black/white stimuli learned hardware cloth/smooth floor MTS. Two of the 4 learners showed immediate transfer of matching to an alternate stimulus dimension. All rats that learned were trained with a differential outcome condition that was shifted to equal outcomes after clear preference for superior outcome had developed, that is, after they attended to the appropriate dimension. All rats under this condition learned in fewer than 700 trials.
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This research was supported in part by Grant BNS-8605524 from the National Science Foundation.
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Denny, M.R., Clos, C. & Rilling, M. Delayed matching-to-sample in rats in a Y-maze: Instances of facilitation and immediate cross-modal transfer. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 27, 141–144 (1989). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03329923
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