Effects of adding a second reinforcement alternative: Implications for Herrnstein's interpretation of r e

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 185-225

  Soto, Paul L ^a,b   Mcdowell, Jack J ^a   Dallery, Jesse ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Concurrent VI schedules; Extraneous reinforcer rate; Herrnstein's hyperbola; Lever pressing, rats; Matching theory

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; LONG EVANS RAT; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; RAT; REINFORCEMENT;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE;

EID: 26844507553     PISSN: 00225002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jeab.2005.09-05     Document Type: Article

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