The effect of feature-target intervals in conditional discriminations on acquisition and expression of conditioned nictitating membrane and heart rate responses in the rabbit

Animal Learning and Behavior

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 80-91

  Kehoe, E James ^a   Palmer, Nerida ^a   Weidemann, Gabrielle ^a   Macrae, Michaela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HEART; HEART RATE; NICTITATING MEMBRANE; NONHUMAN; RABBIT;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0034105721     PISSN: 00904996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03199774     Document Type: Article

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