Choice biases in delayed matching-to-sample duration with pigeons: Manipulations of ITI and delay illumination

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology Section B: Comparative and Physiological Psychology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 309-323

  Kelly, Ronald ^b   Spetch, Marcia L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COLOR VISION; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; LEARNING; MOTIVATION; PIGEONS AND DOVES; RECALL; TIME PERCEPTION;

ANIMALS; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; COLOR PERCEPTION; COLUMBIDAE; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; MENTAL RECALL; MOTIVATION; TIME PERCEPTION;

EID: 0034320332     PISSN: 02724995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713932737     Document Type: Article

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