Contextual control by function and form of transfer of functions

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 87-102

  Perkins, David R ^a   Dougher, Michael J ^b   Greenway, David E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Button press; Contextual control; Humans; Stimulus equivalence; Stimulus topography; Transfer of function; Transformation of function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; REINFORCEMENT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 34547532117     PISSN: 00225002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jeab.2007.36-04     Document Type: Article

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