Conditioning and retention, as studied in a behavior-genetic analysis of the blowfly Phormia regina: A search for relationships between learning and memory
Jackson, Duane Myron
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Title
Conditioning and retention, as studied in a behavior-genetic analysis of the blowfly Phormia regina: A search for relationships between learning and memory
Author(s)
Jackson, Duane Myron
Issue Date
1990
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Hirsch, Jerry
Department of Study
Psychology
Discipline
Psychology
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
Psychology, Psychobiology
Biology, Genetics
Psychology, Experimental
Language
eng
Abstract
Using proboscis extension (unconditioned response) to sucrose (unconditioned stimulus), individual blowflies (Phormia regina) were classically conditioned to saline (conditioned stimulus). Directional and stabilizing selection for retention and conditioning, respectively, have bred two strains of flies originating from a single foundation population, in which both strains are similar in regard to acquisition but different in regard to retention. These results provide evidence for the notion that acquisition and the retention of the conditioned response are not influenced by the same genetic system(s).
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