Effect of following an excitatory-inhibitory compound with an intermediate reinforcer

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 163-174

  Rescorla, Robert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLUMBA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CONDITIONED REFLEX; FEMALE; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); LEARNING; MALE; MOTIVATION; PIGEONS AND DOVES; RAT; RECALL; REINFORCEMENT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; COLUMBIDAE; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; FEMALE; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MOTIVATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE;

EID: 0036547708     PISSN: 00977403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0097-7403.28.2.163     Document Type: Review

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