A Model of Transitive Choice

The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology Section B

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1994, Pages 319-348

  Harris, M R ^a   McGonigle, B O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CEBIDAE; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; REACTION TIME;

ANIMAL; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; REACTION TIME; SAIMIRI; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0028487511     PISSN: 02724995     EISSN: 14641321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14640749408401362     Document Type: Article

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