The influence of background stimuli on summation in autoshaping

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology Section B: Comparative and Physiological Psychology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 53-74

  Pearce, John M ^a,d   George, David N ^a   Redhead, Edward S ^a   Aydin, Aydan ^b   Wynne, Clive ^c  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MERSIN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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