Running and responding reinforced by the opportunity to run: Effect of reinforcer duration

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 337-351

  Belke, Terry W ^a  

^a MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Lever press; Rats; Reinforcer duration; Wheel running

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; APPETITE; ARTICLE; MALE; MOTIVATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; RUNNING; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MOTIVATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; RUNNING;

EID: 0031135084     PISSN: 00225002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jeab.1997.67-337     Document Type: Article

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