Function transformation without reinforcement

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 393-405

  Tonneau, François ^a,b   Arreola, Fara ^a   Martínez, Alma Gabriela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA   (Mexico)

^b Calle Hospital 320   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Function transformation; Humans; Keyboard typing; Pavlovian conditioning; Stimulus compound; Stimulus relation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDITIONED REFLEX; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; REACTION TIME; REINFORCEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REACTION TIME; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 33744779635     PISSN: 00225002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jeab.2006.49-05     Document Type: Article

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