Effects of primary reinforcement on pigeons' initial-link responding under a concurrent-chains schedule with nondifferential terminal links

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 75-94

  Ploog, Bertram O ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Choice; Concurrent chains schedules; Conditioned reinforcement; Memory marking; Pigeon; Primary reinforcement; Reinforcement magnitude

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CONDITIONING; DECISION MAKING; MEMORY; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGEONS AND DOVES; REINFORCEMENT; TIME;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COLUMBIDAE; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); MEMORY; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035407326     PISSN: 00225002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jeab.2001.76-75     Document Type: Article

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