Win-stay/lose-shift and win-shift/lose-stay learning by pigeons in the absence of overt response mediation

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 227-236

  Randall, Christopher K ^a   Zentall, Thomas R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Response; Win shift lose stay; Win stay lose shift

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; LEARNING; NONHUMAN; PIGEON; REINFORCEMENT; REWARD;

FOOD SUPPLY; LEARNING; PECKING BEHAVIOUR; PIGEON;

COLUMBA;

EID: 0030609484     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-6357(97)00048-X     Document Type: Article

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