Will the last person who uses the term 'reward' please turn out the lights? Comments on processes related to reinforcement, learning, motivation and effort

Addiction Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 43-44

  Salamone, John D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

APPETITE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; DOPAMINERGIC ACTIVITY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; LEARNING; MOTIVATION; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNISHMENT; REINFORCEMENT; REWARD; STIMULUS RESPONSE; ADDICTION; ALCOHOLISM; ANIMAL; CONDITIONING; EXERCISE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RODENT; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ALCOHOLISM; ANIMALS; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); EXERTION; MOTIVATION; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; REWARD; RODENTIA; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 33750702500     PISSN: 13556215     EISSN: 13691600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1369-1600.2006.00011.x     Document Type: Note

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