Influence of a beacon on spatial learning based on the shape of the test environment

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 329-344

  Pearce, John M ^a   Ward Robinson, Jasper ^a   Good, Mark ^a   Fussell, Clayton ^a,c   Aydin, Aydan ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MERSIN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONDITIONED REFLEX; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; ENVIRONMENT; LIGHT; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; ENVIRONMENT; FORM PERCEPTION; LIGHT; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RATS; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0035489583     PISSN: 00977403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0097-7403.27.4.329     Document Type: Article

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