Effect of US signal value on blocking of a CS-US association

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 258-264

  Goddard, Murray J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; APPETITE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CONDITIONED REFLEX; FEMALE; LEARNING; MOTIVATION; RAT; RECALL; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; ATTENTION; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; FEMALE; MENTAL RECALL; MOTIVATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0030195299     PISSN: 00977403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0097-7403.22.3.258     Document Type: Article

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