26Th Annual Tri-State Animal Learning & Cognition Meeting

26th Annual Tri-state animal learning & cognition meeting

Hosted by The Department of Psychology The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

1:00 pm Welcome Remarks, Sat. April 13th , Sally (Sarah) T. Boysen, Ph.D. , Moderator, OSU

1:15 – 1:30 Houdini's rats: Escape attempts and novelty take precedence over

pro-social behavior for cagemates. Leah M. Efferson, Leah M.

Bonath, Lisa M. Shauver, & Amber M. Chenoweth (Hiram College,

Hiram OH).

1:30 – 1:45 Do rats benefit from practicing memory retrieval? J. Aaron Ketzenberger, Wesley T. Alford, & Jonathon D. Crystal (Indiana University).

1:45 – 2:00 Epigenetic Effects of Adolescent Nicotine Exposure on Rat Serial Pattern Learning. Samantha M. Renaud, Nicole Orenstein, Eran Karanouh-Schuler, & Stephen B. Fountain (Kent State University).

2:00 – 2:15 Rats are touchscreen to violations in serial patterns in a sensitive SMC

task. Megan E. Miller, Alyssa M. Williams, Karen E. Doyle, & Stephen B.

Fountain (Kent State University).

2:15 – 2:30 Analysis of causal reasoning in an autoshaping preparation. Robert I. Bowers &, William D. Timberlake (Indiana University).

2:30 – 2:45 Source memory in the rat: A test of the encoding failure hypothesis. Wesley T. Alford & Jonathon D. Crystal (Indiana University).

2:45 – 3:15 BREAK - LIGHT SNACKS & BEVERAGES

3:15 – 4:oo DR. TOM ZENTALL, UNIV. OF KENTUCKY

“The Case for a Cognitive Approach Animal Learning and Behavior.”

Abstract

The dangers of hypothesizing about unobservable cognitive mechanisms are well known to behavior analysts. However, carefully developed cognitive theories which make predictions that are inconsistent with current behavioral theories can provide useful research tools for understanding behavior. Furthermore, our understanding of behavior is often advanced by the empirical findings because it is unlikely that the research would have been conducted in the absence of such cognitive hypothesizing. Research on stimulus equivalence will be given as an example.

Dr. Zentall’s talk will be followed by Q & A.

4: 15 - 4:30 Short Break

4:30 – 5:15 The “near miss” effect in pigeons’ risky choice. Mary F. Sticklen, Jessica P. Stagner & Thomas R. Zentall (University of Kentucky).

5:00 – 5:15 Dual oddity training and the emergence of symmetry. Melissa Swisher, Heloisa Campos & Peter Urcuoili (Purdue University).

6:00 – 7:30 PIZZA DINNER, Rm. 35

Sunday, april 14th, 8:45 am – Noon

8:45 - 9:30 CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST, RM. 35 PSYCH. BLDG.

9:30 – 9:45 Do high fives motivate? The effects of ambiguous verbal and gestural praise on children’s motivation. Bradley J. Morris & Shannon R. Zentall ( Kent State University1 and The University of Akron2).

9:45 - 10:00 When less is more: Dogs prefer a favorite food over a favorite food together with a less favorite food. Kristina F. Pattison & Thomas R. Zentall (University of Kentucky).

10:00 – 10:15 When less is not more: Pigeons may be more rational than dogs. Jacob P. Case, Carter W. Daniels, Jennifer R. Laude, & Thomas R. Zentall (University of Kentucky).

10:15 --- 10: 30 The Monty Hall Problem: Do Pigeons Choose Optimally? Jessica P. Stagner & Thomas R. Zentall (University of Kentucky).

10:30 – 10:45 BREAK, SNACKS & BEVERAGES

10:45 – 11:00 Pigeons have trouble learning predictable midsession reversals. Jennifer R. Laude, Rebecca M. Rayburn-Reeves, Jessica P. Stagner & Thomas R. Zentall (University of Kentucky)

11:00 – 11:15 Temporal discrimination by pigeons: Time flies after being in a flight cage. Jordan C. Wade, Jennifer, R. Laude, & Thomas R. Zentall (University of Kentucky).

11:15 – 11:30 Earthworms in the Behavioral Lab - Rate of Lever-Pressing: Zero. W. Jeffrey Wilson (Albion College, Albion MI).

group photo!

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