Resistance to change as a function of stimulus-reinforcer and location-reinforcer contingencies

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 169-191

  Mclean, Anthony P ^a   Campbell Tie, Philippa ^a   Nevin, John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Concurrent schedules; Location reinforcer contingencies; Multiple schedules; Pigeons; Resistance to change; Serial compound stimuli; Stimulus reinforcer contingencies

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001454606     PISSN: 00225002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jeab.1996.66-169     Document Type: Article

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