Timing in pigeons: Effects of the similarity between intertrial interval and gap in a timing signal

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 416-422

  Kaiser, Daren H ^a   Zentall, Thomas R ^b   Neiman, Emily ^b  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLUMBA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; LEARNING; LONG TERM MEMORY; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGEONS AND DOVES; RECALL; REINFORCEMENT; TIME; TIME PERCEPTION;

ANIMALS; ATTENTION; COLUMBIDAE; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; MENTAL RECALL; PROBABILITY LEARNING; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); TIME FACTORS; TIME PERCEPTION;

EID: 0036779892     PISSN: 00977403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0097-7403.28.4.416     Document Type: Article

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