Rate of conditioned reinforcement affects observing rate but not resistance to change

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-17

  Shahan, Timothy A ^a   Podlesnik, Christopher A ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral momentum; Conditioned reinforcement; Key peck; Observing; Pigeon; Reinforcement rate; Resistance to change

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; LEARNING; MOTIVATION; PIGEONS AND DOVES; REINFORCEMENT; STATISTICS;

ANIMALS; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; ATTENTION; COLUMBIDAE; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTIVATION; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; STATISTICS;

EID: 23444444504     PISSN: 00225002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jeab.2005.83-04     Document Type: Article

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