Range effects using instrumental choice procedures

Animal Learning and Behavior

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 60-75

  Hinson, John M ^b   Tennison, Linda R ^a  

^a LONGWOOD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; NONHUMAN; PIGEON; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TAIL FLICK TEST; TRAINING;

COLUMBA;

EID: 0031893305     PISSN: 00904996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03199162     Document Type: Article

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