Preference reversals with food and water reinforcers in rats

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 233-242

  Green, Leonard ^a,b   Estle, Sara J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amount; Choice; Delay; Lever pressing; Preference reversals; Rat; Self control

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); WATER;

EID: 0142166269     PISSN: 00225002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jeab.2003.79-233     Document Type: Article

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