Key pecking during extinction after intermittent or continuous reinforcement as a function of the number of reinforcers delivered during training

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 91-108

  Zarcone, Troy J ^a   Branch, Marc N ^b   Hughes, Christine E ^b   Pennypacker, Henry S ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Behavioral momentum; Continuous reinforcement; Extinction; Key peck; Partial reinforcement extinction effect; Pigeons; Variable ratio reinforcement

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; APPETITE; ARTICLE; MALE; MOTIVATION; PIGEONS AND DOVES; REINFORCEMENT;

ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; COLUMBIDAE; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MOTIVATION; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE;

EID: 0030638565     PISSN: 00225002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jeab.1997.67-91     Document Type: Article

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