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Robert A. Rescorla
Researcher at University of Pennsylvania
Publications - 145
Citations - 24940
Robert A. Rescorla is an academic researcher from University of Pennsylvania. The author has contributed to research in topics: Classical conditioning & Extinction (psychology). The author has an hindex of 65, co-authored 145 publications receiving 23990 citations. Previous affiliations of Robert A. Rescorla include Yale University.
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Two-process learning theory: Relationships between Pavlovian conditioning and instrumental learning
TL;DR: The evidence from interaction studies shows the strong mediating control of instrumental responses by Pavlovian conditioning procedures, and demonstrates the surprising power of Pavlosian concepts in predicting the outcomes of many kinds of interaction experiments.
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Pavlovian Conditioning and Its Proper Control Procedures
TL;DR: This "truly random" control procedure leads to a new conception of Pavlovian conditioning postulating that the contingency between CS and US, rather than the pairing of CS andUS, is the important event in conditioning.
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Probability of shock in the presence and absence of CS in fear conditioning.
TL;DR: 2 experiments indicate that CS-US contingency is an important determinant of fear conditioning and that presentation of US in the absence of CS interferes with fear conditioning.