Temporal discrimination using different feature-target intervals in classical conditioning of the rabbit's nictitating membrane response

Animal Learning and Behavior

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 208-216

  Kehoe, E J ^a   Boesenberg, K G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CONDITIONED REFLEX; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; NICTITATING MEMBRANE; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; REINFORCEMENT; STIMULATION; TIME PERCEPTION;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0036695497     PISSN: 00904996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03192830     Document Type: Article

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