Preratio pausing: Effects of an alternative reinforcer on fixed- and variable-ratio responding

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 273-282

  Derenne, Adam ^a   Baron, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fixed ratio schedules; Food; Postreinforcement pause; Preratio pause; Rats; Variable ratio schedules; Water

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; APPETITE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; DRINKING; MALE; MOTIVATION; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TASTE;

ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ATTENTION; DRINKING; MALE; MOTIVATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; TASTE;

EID: 0036560815     PISSN: 00225002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jeab.2002.77-273     Document Type: Article

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