On the effects of noncontingent delivery of differing magnitudes of reinforcement

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 313-321

  Carr, James E ^a   Bailey, Jon S ^b   Ecott, Cheryl L ^b   Lucker, Kim D ^b   Weil, Timothy M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Extinction; Noncontingent reinforcement; Reinforcement magnitude; Satiation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; REINFORCEMENT;

ADULT; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; SATIETY RESPONSE;

EID: 0032160219     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.1998.31-313     Document Type: Article

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