Within-trial contrast: Pigeons prefer conditioned reinforcers that follow a relatively more rather than a less aversive event

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 131-149

  Zentall, Thomas R ^a   Singer, Rebecca A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticipatory contract; Behavioral contrast; Cognitive dissonance; Delay reduction; Incentive contrast; Justification of effort; Within trial contrast

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; CONDITIONING; DECISION MAKING; PIGEONS AND DOVES; REINFORCEMENT;

ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; COLUMBIDAE; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 34547540877     PISSN: 00225002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jeab.2007.27-06     Document Type: Article

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