Differential outcome effect in the horse

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 245-253

  Miyashita, Yukako ^a   Nakajima, Sadahiko ^a   Imada, Hiroshi ^a  

^a KWANSEI GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Conditional discrimination; Differential outcome effect; Horses; Lever press; Proactive interference

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; COLOR VISION; CONDITIONING; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; HORSE; PHYSIOLOGY; REINFORCEMENT;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COLOR PERCEPTION; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; HORSES; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE;

EID: 0034279466     PISSN: 00225002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jeab.2000.74-245     Document Type: Article

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