The sensitivity of response rate to the rate of variable-interval reinforcement for pigeons and rats: A review

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 99-110

  Shull, Richard L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

Herrnstein's hyperbola; Pigeons; Rats; Reinforcer effectiveness; Response strength; Variable interval schedule

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; APPETITE; MOTIVATION; PIGEONS AND DOVES; RAT; REACTION TIME; REINFORCEMENT; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; COLUMBIDAE; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; MOTIVATION; RATS; REACTION TIME; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 23444456599     PISSN: 00225002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jeab.2005.03-05     Document Type: Review

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