Serial learning vs. reward schedules: What is learned?

Learning and Motivation

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 127-147

  Capaldi, E Julie ^a   Miller, Ronald M ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0037507692     PISSN: 00239690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0023-9690(02)00509-X     Document Type: Article

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