Tests of behavioral-economic assessments of relative reinforcer efficacy: Economic substitutes

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 219-240

  Madden, Gregory J ^a   Smethells, John R ^b   Ewan, Eric E ^b   Hursh, Steven R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral economics; Lever press; Minimum needs; Rat; Relative reinforcer efficacy; Substitute

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; MALE; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TIME;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34247211139     PISSN: 00225002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jeab.2007.80-06     Document Type: Article

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