Signaled delay of reinforcement: Effects of postconditioning manipulation of context associative strength on instrumental performance

Learning and Motivation

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 451-463

  Reilly, Steve ^b   Schachtman, Todd R ^a   Reed, Phil ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 16144367603     PISSN: 00239690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/lmot.1996.0026     Document Type: Article

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