Effects of fixed ratio schedules of reinforcement on exercise by college students 1

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 94, Issue 3 PART 2, 2002, Pages 1177-1186

  Cohen, Steven L ^a   Chelland, Sara ^b   Ball, Kevin T ^b   LeMura, Linda M ^b  

^a BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REINFORCEMENT; STUDENT;

ADULT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; STUDENTS;

EID: 0036593592     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pms.2002.94.3c.1177     Document Type: Article

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