Transfer of stimulus control across instrumental responses is attenuated by extinction in human instrumental conditioning;La transferencia en el control de estímulos en la respuesta instrumental es atenuada por la extinción en el condicionamiento instrumental humano

International Journal of Psychology and Psychological Therapy

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 207-222

  Matias Gamez A ^a   Rosas, Juan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Contents of learning; Extinction; Human instrumental conditioning; Transfer test

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EID: 34249028447     PISSN: 15777057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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