Acquisition of preference in concurrent chains: Comparing linear-operator and memory-representational models

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 257-276

  Grace, Randolph C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLUMBA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DECISION MAKING; LEARNING; MEMORY; PIGEONS AND DOVES; RANDOMIZATION; REINFORCEMENT;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COLUMBIDAE; LEARNING; MEMORY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 0036634180     PISSN: 00977403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0097-7403.28.3.257     Document Type: Article

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