A partial reinforcement extinction effect despite equal rates of Reinforcement during Pavlovian conditioning

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 240-250

  Haselgrove, Mark ^a,c   Aydin, Aydan ^b   Pearce, John M ^a,c  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MERSIN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONDITIONED REFLEX; MALE; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; TIME;

ANIMALS; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; RATS; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 3242678250     PISSN: 00977403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0097-7403.30.3.240     Document Type: Article

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