The structure of individual differences in batteries of rapid acquisition tasks in mice

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 378-388

  Locurto, Charles ^a   Benoit, Andrea ^a   Crowley, Caitlin ^a   Miele, Andrea ^a  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

Author keywords

Acquisition; Cognition; Individual differences; Mice

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; LEARNING; MAZE TEST; MOUSE; ODOR; REACTION TIME;

ANIMALS; COGNITION; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; LEARNING; MAZE LEARNING; MICE; REACTION TIME; SMELL;

EID: 33751410529     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7036.120.4.378     Document Type: Article

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