Free-operant performance on variable interval schedules with a linear feedback loop: No evidence for molar sensitivities in rats

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 416-427

  Reed, Phil ^a   Soh, Mariane ^a   Hildebrandt, Tom ^a,b   Dejongh, Julie ^a,c   Shek, Wing Ying ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DEPAUW UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; MALE; MOLAR TOOTH; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; TIME;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; FEEDBACK; MALE; MOLAR; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034303203     PISSN: 00977403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0097-7403.26.4.416     Document Type: Article

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