Two- versus three-alternative concurrent-chain schedules: A test of three models

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 286-293

  Mazur, James E ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; PIGEONS AND DOVES; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COLUMBIDAE; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0034221007     PISSN: 00977403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0097-7403.26.3.286     Document Type: Review

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