An exploration of relationships between associative and non-associative measures of inhibition
An exploration of relationships between associative and non-associative measures of inhibition
Conditioned inhibition and occasion setting are two examples of inhibitory associative phenomena that have traditionally been studied in isolation from non-associative inhibition. Non-associative inhibition has been assessed using a variety of measures (e.g. stop signal reaction time and impulsivity questionnaires) and weak non-associative inhibition has been linked to a variety of disorders including addiction. However, even though both associative and non-associative inhibition have a common core – both involve suppression of behaviour, there has been relatively little study of potential relationships between these different forms of inhibition. In the current investigation we carried out exploratory analyses to look for possible links between associative inhibition and four non-associative measures of inhibition namely, 1) stop signal reaction time, 2) delay discounting, and scores on 3) the Behaviour Inhibition System/Behaviour Activation System (Carver & White, 1994) and 4) Barratt Impulsivity (Patton et al., 1995) questionnaires. Despite the fact that we carefully selected data to minimise noise in the measurement of associative inhibition we found no clear evidence of links between associative and non-associative inhibition. We therefore conclude that whilst there may be superficial similarities between these different forms of inhibition they are likely to have different substrates.
associative learning, conditioned inhibition, occasion setting, inhibition, feature negative discrimination
Brudan, Ovidiu I.
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Eisenbarth, Hedwig
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Glautier, Steven
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Brudan, Ovidiu I.
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Eisenbarth, Hedwig
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Glautier, Steven
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Brudan, Ovidiu I., Eisenbarth, Hedwig and Glautier, Steven
(2024)
An exploration of relationships between associative and non-associative measures of inhibition.
Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology.
(doi:10.1177/17470218241310859).
Abstract
Conditioned inhibition and occasion setting are two examples of inhibitory associative phenomena that have traditionally been studied in isolation from non-associative inhibition. Non-associative inhibition has been assessed using a variety of measures (e.g. stop signal reaction time and impulsivity questionnaires) and weak non-associative inhibition has been linked to a variety of disorders including addiction. However, even though both associative and non-associative inhibition have a common core – both involve suppression of behaviour, there has been relatively little study of potential relationships between these different forms of inhibition. In the current investigation we carried out exploratory analyses to look for possible links between associative inhibition and four non-associative measures of inhibition namely, 1) stop signal reaction time, 2) delay discounting, and scores on 3) the Behaviour Inhibition System/Behaviour Activation System (Carver & White, 1994) and 4) Barratt Impulsivity (Patton et al., 1995) questionnaires. Despite the fact that we carefully selected data to minimise noise in the measurement of associative inhibition we found no clear evidence of links between associative and non-associative inhibition. We therefore conclude that whilst there may be superficial similarities between these different forms of inhibition they are likely to have different substrates.
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Accepted/In Press date: 15 November 2024
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Keywords:
associative learning, conditioned inhibition, occasion setting, inhibition, feature negative discrimination
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