Social influence in pigeons (Columba Livia): The role of differential reinforcement

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 175-191

  Howard, Maureen L ^a   White, K Geoffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Differential reinforcement; Discriminative stimulus control; Imitation; Matched dependent learning; Pigeon; Social influence

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; IMITATION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PIGEONS AND DOVES; REINFORCEMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COLUMBIDAE; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0142259281     PISSN: 00225002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jeab.2003.79-175     Document Type: Article

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