Contemporary associative learning theory predicts failures to obtain blocking: Comment on Maes et al. (2016).
Fabian A. Soto · 2018 · Journal of Experimental Psychology General
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Abstract (excerpt)
In a recent article, Maes et al. (2016) report the results from 15 experiments in the blocking effect, all of which failed to replicate the basic phenomenon. Whereas Maes et al. did not dispute the reality of the blocking effect, they…
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Metadata source: OpenAlex · DOI 10.1037/xge0000341