Discriminability and sensitivity to reinforcer magnitude in a detection task

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 41-56

  Alsop, Brent ^a   Porritt, Melissa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Discriminability; Key peck; Pigeon; Reinforcer magnitude; Sensitivity; Signal detection

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; APPETITE; ATTENTION; COLOR VISION; CONCEPT FORMATION; DECISION MAKING; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; LEARNING; MOTIVATION; PIGEONS AND DOVES; REINFORCEMENT; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIME PERCEPTION;

ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; ATTENTION; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COLOR PERCEPTION; COLUMBIDAE; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; MOTIVATION; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); TIME PERCEPTION;

EID: 33645295516     PISSN: 00225002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jeab.2006.91-04     Document Type: Review

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