Time-out punishment of long pauses on fixed-ratio schedules of reinforcement

Psychological Record

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 39-51

  Derenne, Adam ^a   Baron, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

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EID: 0035581888     PISSN: 00332933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03395385     Document Type: Article

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