The influence of passive preexposure on escape from a Morris pool

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 186-195

  Pearce, John M ^a   Roberts, Amanda D L ^a   Redhead, Edward S ^b   Prados, José ^c  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CONDITIONING; LEARNING; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); LEARNING; RATS;

EID: 0034168583     PISSN: 00977403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0097-7403.26.2.186     Document Type: Article

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