Reinforcing staying and switching while using a changeover delay

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 219-232

  MacDonall, James S ^a  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Changeover delay; Concurrent schedules; Generalized matching law; Lever press; Local model; Rats; Stay reinforcers

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; FEMALE; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; FEMALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 0142197182     PISSN: 00225002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jeab.2003.79-219     Document Type: Article

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