A procedure for generating differential "sample" responding without different exteroceptive stimuli

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 21-35

  Lionello DeNolf, Karen M ^a,b   Urcuioli, Peter J ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Differential reinforcement of low rate; Fixed ratio; Key peck; Pigeons; Stimulus equivalence; Unsignaled response

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; APPETITE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; DECISION MAKING; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; LEARNING; MOTIVATION; PIGEONS AND DOVES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; REINFORCEMENT;

ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ATTENTION; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COLUMBIDAE; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; GENERALIZATION, RESPONSE; GENERALIZATION, STIMULUS; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 0041660808     PISSN: 00225002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jeab.2003.79-21     Document Type: Article

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