Variation, repetition, and choice

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 147-168

  Abreu Rodrigues, Josele ^a   Lattal, Kennon A ^b   Dos Santos, Cristiano V ^c   Matos, Ricardo A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Choice; Concurrent chains schedules; Key peck; Pigeons; Variation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; PERIODICITY; PIGEONS AND DOVES; REINFORCEMENT;

ANIMALS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COLUMBIDAE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; PERIODICITY; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE;

EID: 16244386879     PISSN: 00225002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jeab.2005.33-03     Document Type: Article

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