Drug discrimination: Stimulus control during repeated testing in extinction

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 283-294

  Zarcone, Troy J ^a   Ator, Nancy A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug discrimination; Extinction; Lever press; Lorazepam; Rats; Stimulus control

Indexed keywords

ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; LORAZEPAM;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; DRUG EFFECT; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; LONG EVANS RAT; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; REINFORCEMENT;

ANIMALS; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; LORAZEPAM; MALE; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 0034330058     PISSN: 00225002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jeab.2000.74-283     Document Type: Article

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