Response-independent milk delivery enhances persistence of pellet-reinforced lever pressing by rats

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 179-194

  Grimes, Julie A ^a   Shull, Richard L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral momentum; Lever pressing; Milk reinforcers; Persistence; Rats; Resistance to change; Variable time schedule

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LONG EVANS RAT; MALE; MILK; RAT; REINFORCEMENT;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MALE; MILK; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 0035458665     PISSN: 00225002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jeab.2001.76-179     Document Type: Article

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