Schedule interactions involving punishment with pigeons and humans

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 161-175

  Crosbie, John ^a   Williams, April Michele ^b   Lattal, Kennon A ^b   Anderson, Michelle M ^b   Brown, Suzanne M ^b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Electric shock; Humans; Key peck; Lever press; Pigeons; Punishment; Response cost

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006237612     PISSN: 00225002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jeab.1997.68-161     Document Type: Article

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