Varying reinforcer duration produces behavioral interactions during multiple schedules

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 83-100

  McSweeney, Frances K ^a   Murphy, Eric S ^a   Kowal, Benjamin P ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral interactions; Contrast; Habituation; Induction; Multiple schedule; Pigeons; Rats; Reinforcer duration; Within session changes in responding

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; PSYCHOLOGY; SEGMENTATION;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENT; HABITUATION; NONHUMAN; PIGEON; PREDICTION; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; TIME;

ANIMALS; COLUMBIDAE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REACTION TIME; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE;

COLUMBA;

EID: 1942540781     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2004.01.004     Document Type: Article

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