Effects of reinforcement magnitude and ratio values on behaviour maintained by a cyclic ratio schedule of reinforcement

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

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 289-308

  Leslie, Julian C ^a   Boyle, Christine ^a   Shaw, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; APPETITE; ARTICLE; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; MALE; MOTIVATION; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; MALE; MOTIVATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE;

EID: 0034323115     PISSN: 02724995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713932738     Document Type: Article

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