PSYC 205 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Immunosuppression, Devaluation, Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate
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V associative strength of a cs on a given trial. V change in associative strength (v) on that trial. Learning rate parameter determined by the salience of the cs. Ranges from 0-1 and remains constant if the cs doesn"t change. Bright lights and loud tones will have a higher value than dim lights and soft tones. Learning rate parameter indicating preparedness of the us to be associated with the ranges from 0-1 and remains constant if the us does not change. Cs. value than will weak shocks and small and large amounts of food will have a higher amounts of food. Maximum amount of conditioning or associative strength that a us can support. It has a positive value when the us is presented and is 0 when no us is presented. V sum of the associative strength of all css present on that trial.