Accuracy of discrimination, rate of responding, and resistance to change

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 307-321

  Nevin, John A ^a   Milo, Jessica ^a   Odum, Amy L ^a   Shahan, Timothy A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Key peck; Matching to sample; Multiple schedules; Pigeons; Reinforcer probability; Resistance to change; Response rate

Indexed keywords

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

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COLUMBIDAE; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE;

EID: 0642366812     PISSN: 00225002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jeab.2003.79-307     Document Type: Article

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