Reinforcement value and substitutability of sucrose and wheel running: Implications for activity anorexia

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 131-158

  Belke, Terry W ^a   Pierce, W David ^b   Duncan, Ian D ^a  

^a MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activity anorexia; Behavioral economics; Choice; Lever press; Rat; Reinforcement value; Substitutability; Sucrose; Wheel running

Indexed keywords

SUCROSE;

ANIMAL; APPETITE; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DOSE RESPONSE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; HUNGER; MALE; MOTIVATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; STATISTICS; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; APPETITE; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FOOD DEPRIVATION; HUNGER; MALE; MOTIVATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); STATISTICS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; SUCROSE;

EID: 33748926964     PISSN: 00225002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jeab.2006.98-05     Document Type: Article

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