Abstract
In an open-field search task, human participants searched for a goal hidden in one of 16 bins. In Phase 1, the goal was hidden between two landmarks (blue T and red L). In Phase 2, the goal was hidden to the left and in front of a single landmark (blue T). Following training, goal-absent trials were conducted in which the red L from Phase 1 was presented alone. Bin choices during goal-absent trials assessed participants’ strategies. Results were consistent with Sturz, Bodily, and Katz (2006). Specifically, participants used a generalization strategy followed by a shift in search behavior away from the test landmark, and these results were confirmed by a control condition in which a novel landmark was presented during testing.
Original language | American English |
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State | Published - 2008 |
Event | Annual Fall meeting of the Comparative Cognition Society - Duration: Jan 1 2008 → … |
Conference
Conference | Annual Fall meeting of the Comparative Cognition Society |
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Period | 01/1/08 → … |
Disciplines
- Cognition and Perception
- Cognitive Psychology
- Psychology
Keywords
- goal hidden
- goal-absent trials
- open-field search task
- test landmark