Observational learning of instrumental discriminations in the rat: The role of demonstrator type

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 59, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1909-1920

  Saggerson, A L ^a,b   Honey, R C ^a,b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; IMITATION; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; RECOGNITION; REINFORCEMENT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); RATS; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 33749010356     PISSN: 17470218     EISSN: 17470226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470210600705032     Document Type: Article

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