Second-order schedules of token reinforcement with pigeons: Implications for unit price

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 95-106

  Bullock, Christopher E ^a   Hackenberg, Timothy D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b University of Florida ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Fixed ratio schedules; Key peck; Pigeons; Second order schedules; Token reinforcement; Unit price

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; APPETITE; BODY WEIGHT; CONCEPT FORMATION; DECISION MAKING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; LEARNING; MALE; MOTIVATION; PIGEONS AND DOVES; REINFORCEMENT; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; BODY WEIGHT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COLUMBIDAE; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MALE; MOTIVATION; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; TOKEN ECONOMY;

EID: 33645307725     PISSN: 00225002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jeab.2006.116-04     Document Type: Review

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