Transfer of pigeons' matching to sample to novel sample locations

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 141-161

  Lionello DeNolf, Karen M ^a   Urcuioli, Peter J ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Key peck; Matching to sample; Pigeons; Sample location; Symmetry; Transfer of matching

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGEONS AND DOVES; REINFORCEMENT;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COLUMBIDAE; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 0034150928     PISSN: 00225002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jeab.2000.73-141     Document Type: Article

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