Mathematical principles of reinforcement and resistance to change

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 62, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 65-73

  Nevin, John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Resistance to change; Response rate

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; MATHEMATICS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR MOMENTUM THEORY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMPIRICISM; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL PRINCIPLES OF REINFORCEMENT; NONHUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY;

EID: 0037471480     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-6357(03)00018-4     Document Type: Article

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