Trial Spacing Is a Determinant of Cue Interaction

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 23-38

  Stout, Steven C ^a   Chang, Raymond ^a   Miller, Ralph R ^a  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACRONICTA LEPORINA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CONDITIONED REFLEX; FEMALE; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); LEARNING; MALE; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TIME;

ANIMALS; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; CUES; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0037269676     PISSN: 00977403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0097-7403.29.1.23     Document Type: Article

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