Intrinsic reinforcing properties of putatively neutral stimuli in an instrumental two-lever discrimination task

Animal Learning and Behavior

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 38-45

  Reed, Phil ^a   Mitchell, Chris ^a   Nokes, Tristan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD DEPRIVATION; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ANIMALIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGE 3A;

EID: 0030023561     PISSN: 00904996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03198952     Document Type: Article

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