The effects of differing response types and price manipulations on demand measures

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 329-354

  Sumpter, Catherine E ^a   Temple, William ^b   Foster, T Mary ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Demand functions; Door push; Fixed ratio schedules; Hens; Key peck; Response type; Unit price

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005966481     PISSN: 00225002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jeab.1999.71-329     Document Type: Article

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