Value transfer in a simultaneous discrimination by pigeons: The value of the S+ is not specific to the simultaneous discrimination context

Animal Learning and Behavior

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 257-263

  Dorrance, Brigette R ^a   Kaiser, Daren H ^a   Zentall, Thomas R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONDITIONED REFLEX; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; DISCRIMINATIVE STIMULUS; LEARNING; NONHUMAN; PIGEON; REINFORCEMENT; TRAINING;

ANIMALIA; COLUMBA;

EID: 0031682972     PISSN: 00904996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03199219     Document Type: Article

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