Influence of the spatial relationships between the cue, reward, and response in discrimination learning.

Abstract

This experiment, using 17 monkeys, investigated the effect on discrimination learning of reward separation from cue and response, and response separation from cue and reward. The results indicated that a spatial displacement of the reward from the cue and response did not seriously impair learning as compared to spatial contiguity between cue, response, and reward. Response separation, however, significantly impaired learning. It was concluded that efficiency of discrimination learning is markedly affected by spatial arrangements of cue, response, and reward.