Momentary maximizing and optimal foraging theories of performance on concurrent VR schedules

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 283-299

  MacDonall, James S ^a   Goodell, Jon ^a   Juliano, Anthony ^a  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Concurrent schedules; Earning reinforcers; Generalized matching law; Momentary maximizing; Optimal foraging theory

Indexed keywords

DATA INTERPRETATION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; REINFORCEMENT; RESPONSE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; REWARD;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33646128220     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2006.03.005     Document Type: Article

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