Field, Andy P (2000) Evaluative Conditioning Is Pavlovian Conditioning: Issues of Definition, Measurement, and the Theoretical Importance of Contingency Awareness. Consciousness and Cognition, 9 (1). pp. 41-49. ISSN 1053-8100

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Abstract

In her commentary of Field (1999), Hammerl (1999) has drawn attention to several interesting points concerning the issue of contingency awareness in evaluative conditioning. First, she comments on several contentious issues arising from Field's review of the evaluative conditioning literature, second she critiques the data from his pilot study and finally she argues the case that EC is a distinct form of conditioning that can occur in the absence of contingency awareness. With reference to these criticisms, this reply attempts to address Hammerl's comments by exploring the issues of how awareness is defined, how it is best measured, and whether it is reasonable to believe that EC uniformly occurs in the absence of contingency awareness. The article concludes that the available evidence supports Field's proposition that EC is, in fact, Pavlovian learning.

Item Type:	Article
Schools and Departments:	School of Psychology > Psychology
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology > BF0608 Will. Volition. Choice. Control
Related URLs:	http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/ap...
Depositing User:	Andy Field
Date Deposited:	29 Jan 2007
Last Modified:	03 Jul 2019 02:06
URI:	http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/710
Google Scholar:	20 Citations

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