Establishing preference for unreliable reinforcement in adults with dual diagnoses

Psychological Reports

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 161-174

  Rehfeldt, Ruth Anne ^a   Randich, Lisette ^b  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; REINFORCEMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 0642314092     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.2003.93.1.161     Document Type: Article

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