Effects of priming, discriminability, and reinforcement on reaction-time components of pigeon visual search

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 50-63

  Blough, Donald S ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGEONS AND DOVES; REACTION TIME; REINFORCEMENT; VISION;

ANIMALS; COLUMBIDAE; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; REACTION TIME; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0033631869     PISSN: 00977403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0097-7403.26.1.50     Document Type: Article

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