Up or down: The influence of upcoming reinforcement on consummatory and operant behavior

Journal of General Psychology

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 443-461

  King, Brent M ^a   Brandt, Andrew E ^a   Weatherly, Jeffrey N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Contrast; Induction; Lever press; Rat

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE;

EID: 0036781243     PISSN: 00221309     EISSN: 19400888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221300209602107     Document Type: Article

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