Evaluation of quantitative theories of time

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 253-256

  Church, Russell M ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Pacemaker; Scalar expectancy theory; Scalar timing theory; Time perception; Timing

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; NOTE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; REINFORCEMENT; TIME PERCEPTION;

ANIMALS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; TIME PERCEPTION;

EID: 0033094603     PISSN: 00225002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jeab.1999.71-253     Document Type: Article

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