Delay of gratification and delay maintenance by rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta)

Journal of General Psychology

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 199-216

  Evans, Theodore A ^a   Beran, Michael J ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Delay maintenance; Delay of gratification; Rhesus macaque; Self control

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FOOD PREFERENCE; IMPULSIVENESS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); LONG TERM MEMORY; MACACA; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REACTION TIME; REINFORCEMENT;

ANIMALS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FOOD PREFERENCES; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MACACA MULATTA; MALE; MOTIVATION; REACTION TIME; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 34249093694     PISSN: 00221309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/GENP.134.2.199-216     Document Type: Article

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