Some factors that determine the influence of a stimulus that is irrelevant to a discrimination

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 123-135

  Redhead, Edward S ^a   Pearce, John M ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0000256240     PISSN: 00977403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0097-7403.24.2.123     Document Type: Article

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