Quantitative analyses of matching-to-sample performance

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 323-350

  Jones, B M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Discriminated operant; Key peck; Matching to sample; Pigeons; Quantitative models; Reinforcement contingencies; Signal detection

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PIGEONS AND DOVES; REINFORCEMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COLUMBIDAE; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SIGNAL DETECTION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 0642336204     PISSN: 00225002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jeab.2003.79-323     Document Type: Article

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