Sample-duration effects on pigeons' delayed matching as a function of predictability of duration

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 279-297

  Urcuioli, Peter J ^a   Demarse, Thomas B ^b   Lionello, Karen M ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Conditioned reinforcement; Delay reduction hypothesis; Delayed matching; Duration predictability; Key peck; Pigeons; Sample duration

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; LONG TERM MEMORY; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGEONS AND DOVES; REINFORCEMENT; TIME; VISION;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COLUMBIDAE; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); TIME FACTORS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0033218892     PISSN: 00225002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jeab.1999.72-279     Document Type: Article

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