The effects of behavioral history on response acquisition with immediate and delayed reinforcement

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 51-64

  Snycerski, Susan ^a   Laraway, Sean ^a   Huitema, Bradley E ^a   Poling, Alan ^a  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral history; Delayed reinforcement; Lever press; Magazine training; Operant conditioning; Rats; Response acquisition

Indexed keywords

EID: 2642539875     PISSN: 00225002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jeab.2004.81-51     Document Type: Article

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