Differential inhibition using contextual stimuli

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 37, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 167-184

  Maes, J H R ^a   Vossen, J M H ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Common elements; Contextual stimuli; Differential inhibition; Freezing; Rats; Unique elements

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; STATE DEPENDENT LEARNING; STIMULUS; TRAINING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030249135     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0376-6357(95)00084-4     Document Type: Article

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