Pigeons' preference for free choice: Number of keys versus key area

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 349-356

  Cerutti, Daniel ^b   Catania, Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Concurrent chains schedules; Free and forced choice; Key area; Key number; Key peck; Pigeons; Preference

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; MALE; MOTIVATION; ORIENTATION; PIGEONS AND DOVES; REINFORCEMENT;

ANIMALS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COLUMBIDAE; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; MALE; MOTIVATION; ORIENTATION; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE;

EID: 0031264374     PISSN: 00225002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jeab.1997.68-349     Document Type: Article

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