Investigating behavioral dynamics with a fixed-time extinction schedule and linear analysis

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 391-409

  Palya, William L ^a   Walter, Don ^a   Kessel, Robert ^b   Lucke, Robert ^b  

^a JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Frequency domain; Interreinforcement interval distribution; Key peck; Linear systems analysis; Pigeons; Transfer function; Variable interval schedules

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009406645     PISSN: 00225002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jeab.1996.66-391     Document Type: Article

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