Stimulus-outcome interactions during instrumental discrimination learning by rats and humans

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-11

  De Wit, S ^a,b   Niry, D ^a,b   Wariyar, R ^a,b   Aitken, M R F ^a,b   Dickinson, A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Associative structure; Discrimination; Humans; Instrumental learning; Rats; Response conflict

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONFLICT; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; LEARNING; MALE; MOTIVATION; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; RAT; REACTION TIME; REINFORCEMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TASTE;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); CUES; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LITHIUM CHLORIDE; MALE; MOTIVATION; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RATS; REACTION TIME; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; SATIETY RESPONSE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TASTE;

EID: 33846385611     PISSN: 00977403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0097-7403.33.1.1     Document Type: Article

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