Acquired distinctiveness is controlled by stimulus relevance not correlation with reward

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 363-373

  George, David N ^a,b   Pearce, John M ^a,b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0001511545     PISSN: 00977403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0097-7403.25.3.363     Document Type: Article

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