The effect of signaled reinforcement on rats' fixed-interval responding

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 367-382

  Reed, Phil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fixed interval; Multiple schedule; Rat; Reinforcement signal; Response learning; Variable interval

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; MALE; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; VISION;

ANIMALS; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MALE; RATS; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; SIGNAL DETECTION (PSYCHOLOGY); VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0642366786     PISSN: 00225002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jeab.2003.79-367     Document Type: Article

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