Signaled reinforcement effects on fixed-interval performance of rats with lever depressing or releasing as a target response

Japanese Psychological Research

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 104-110

  Kitaguchi, Katsuya ^a   Nakajima, Sadahiko ^a  

^a KWANSEI GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fixed interval schedule; Rats; Response topography; Signaled reinforcement

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032283522     PISSN: 00215368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-5884.00080     Document Type: Article

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