Timing and the control of variation

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 165-178

  Gharib, Afshin ^a   Derby, Steven ^a   Roberts, Seth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; RAT; REACTION TIME; REWARD;

ANIMALS; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MALE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; REACTION TIME; REWARD;

EID: 0035318106     PISSN: 00977403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0097-7403.27.2.165     Document Type: Article

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