The currency of procurement cost

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 31-61

  Collier, George ^a   Johnson, Deanne F ^b   Mathis, Carl ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bar pressing; Effort; Foraging cost; Meal patterns; Rats; Time; Wheel running

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; MALE; MOTIVATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; EXERTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MALE; MOTIVATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE;

EID: 0036652050     PISSN: 00225002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jeab.2002.78-31     Document Type: Article

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