Age trends in stimulus overselectivlty

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 369-380

  McHugh, Louise ^a   Reed, Phil ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Middle aged adults; Older adults; Simple discrimination task; Stimulus overselectivity; Verbal punisher; Verbal reinforcer; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REINFORCEMENT; REVIEW; SPEECH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SPEECH;

EID: 36448971646     PISSN: 00225002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jeab.2007.88-369     Document Type: Review

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