Matching and conditioned reinforcement rate

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 167-180

  Shahan, Timothy A ^a   Podlesnik, Christopher A ^a   Jimenez Gomez, Corina ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Choice; Conditioned reinforcement; Key peck; Matching law; Observing response; Pigeon; Reinforcement rate

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CONDITIONING; DECISION MAKING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGEONS AND DOVES; REINFORCEMENT;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COLUMBIDAE; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); FEEDING BEHAVIOR; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 33746487887     PISSN: 00225002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jeab.2006.34-05     Document Type: Article

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