Altering "motivational" variables alters induction produced by upcoming food-pellet reinforcement

Animal Cognition

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 17-26

  Weatherly, Jeffrey N ^a   Arthur, Emily I L ^a   Tischart, Lindsey M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Induction; Lever press; Motivation; Rat

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; MALE; MOTIVATION; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; FOOD DEPRIVATION; MALE; MOTIVATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0038476248     PISSN: 14359448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10071-003-0160-4     Document Type: Article

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