a learning process in which an organism learns to react differently to different stimuli
Compare generalization (sense 3)
Examples of 'discrimination learning' in a sentence
discrimination learning
The results support a causal role for the right auditory cortex in pitch discrimination learning.
Reiko eMatsushita, Reiko eMatsushita, Reiko eMatsushita, Jamila eAndoh, Robert J Zatorre,Robert J Zatorre, Robert J Zatorre 2015, 'Polarity-Specific Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Disrupts Auditory PitchLearning', Frontiers in Neurosciencehttp://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnins.2015.00174/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Animal studies have also indicated a link between response to novelty and spatial discrimination learning.
Nanna Marie Lind, Anette Moustgaard 2005, 'Response to Novelty Correlates with Learning Rate in a Go/No-Go Task in GöttingenMinipigs', Neural Plasticityhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/NP.2005.341. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This study provides the first demonstration of shape discrimination learning in a jumping spider.
Massimo De Agrò , Lucia Regolin , Enzo Moretto 2017, 'Visual Discrimination Learning in the Jumping Spider Phidippus regius', Animal Behavior and Cognitionhttp://www.animalbehaviorandcognition.org/article.php?id=1106. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Additional evidence showed that this progressive reversal of preference reflected in fact new interoceptive discrimination learning.
Youna Vandaele, Caroline Vouillac-Mendoza, Serge H. Ahmed 2019, 'Inflexible habitual decision-making during choice between cocaine and a nondrug alternative',Translational Psychiatryhttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1038/s41398-019-0445-2. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
We investigated whether individual differences in autobiographical memory specificity are related to discrimination learning and generalization.
Bert eLenaert, Yannick eBoddez, Bram eVervliet, Koen eSchruers, Dirk eHermans 2015, 'Reduced autobiographical memory specificity is associated with impaired discriminationlearning in anxiety disorder patients', Frontiers in Psychologyhttp://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00889/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
These results support the potential of interventions that promote discrimination learning in the treatment of anxiety disorders.
Miriam J. J. Lommen, Mihaela Duta, Koen Vanbrabant, Rachel de Jong, Keno Juechems,Anke Ehlers 2017, 'Training discrimination diminishes maladaptive avoidance of innocuous stimuli in afear conditioning paradigm', PLOS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0184485. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Discrimination learning of similar mixtures as well as learning speed are in turn reliably impacted by medium lesion sizes.
Andrew Erskine, Thorsten Bus, Jan T. Herb, Andreas T. Schaefer 2019, 'AutonoMouse: High throughput operant conditioning reveals progressive impairment withgraded olfactory bulb lesions', PLOS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0211571. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Results suggest the use of both simple conditioning and configurational strategies, favoring the most recent theories of conditional discrimination learning.
J.L.O. Bueno, A.A. Scaduto 2008, 'Operant serial feature-positive conditional discrimination with composite featuresand different topography responses', Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Researchhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2008000200011. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)