Effects of D-amphetamine on response acquisition with immediate and delayed reinforcement

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 349-367

  LeSage, Mark G ^a   Byrne, Tom ^a   Poling, Alan ^a  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acquisition; d amphetamine; Delayed reinforcement; Lever press; Rats; Tandem schedules; Water

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; DEXAMPHETAMINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG EFFECT; LEARNING; MALE; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TIME;

AMPHETAMINES; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DEXTROAMPHETAMINE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; LEARNING; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030294375     PISSN: 00225002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jeab.1996.66-349     Document Type: Article

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