Labor supply and consumption of food in a closed economy under a range of fixed- And random-ratio schedules: Tests of unit price

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 99-118

  Madden, Gregory J ^a   Dake, Jamie M ^a,b   Mauel, Ellie C ^a,c   Rowe, Ryan R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN EAU CLAIRE   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral economics; Closed economy; Consumption; Fixed ratio; Key peck; Pigeon; Random ratio; Unit price

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGEONS AND DOVES; REINFORCEMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COLUMBIDAE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MODELS, ECONOMIC; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 16244418399     PISSN: 00225002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jeab.2005.32-04     Document Type: Article

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