Additivity of the effects of retention interval and context change on latent inhibition: Toward resolution of the context forgetting paradox

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 283-294

  Rosas, Juan M ^a,b   Bouton, Mark E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CONDITIONING; FEMALE; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); LEARNING; LONG TERM MEMORY; RAT; RECALL; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MENTAL RECALL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 0031178925     PISSN: 00977403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0097-7403.23.3.283     Document Type: Article

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