Rapid acquisition in concurrent chains: Effects of initial-link duration

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 217-223

  Christensen, Darren R ^a   Grace, Randolph C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Acquisition; Concurrent chains; Initial links; Key peck; Pigeons; Reinforcer immediacy

Indexed keywords

BIRD; DECISION MAKING; MODELING;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PIGEON; REINFORCEMENT; STEADY STATE; THEORETICAL MODEL; TRAINING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COLUMBIDAE; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DECISION MAKING; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; TIME FACTORS;

COLUMBA;

EID: 42249103598     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2008.01.006     Document Type: Article

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