Effects of discriminability, probability of reinforcement, and handling cost on visual search and prey choice

Animal Learning and Behavior

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 290-298

  Lacourse, Donna M ^a   Blough, Donald S ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; MALE; MOTIVATION; NONHUMAN; PIGEON; REINFORCEMENT; RESPONSE TIME;

ANIMALIA; COLUMBA;

EID: 0031704946     PISSN: 00904996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03199222     Document Type: Article

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