Rapid acquisition of preference in concurrent chains: Effects of d-amphetamine on sensitivity to reinforcement delay

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 71-91

  Ta, Wei Min ^a   Pitts, Raymond C ^b,c   Hughes, Christine E ^b   McLean, Anthony P ^a   Grace, Randolph C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b University of North Carouna   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Acquisition; Behavioral mechanisms; d amphetamine; Key peck; Pigeons; Preference; Reinforcement delay

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; DEXAMPHETAMINE;

ANIMAL; APPETITE; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; LEARNING; MOTIVATION; PIGEONS AND DOVES; REINFORCEMENT; TIME PERCEPTION;

ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COLUMBIDAE; DEXTROAMPHETAMINE; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MOTIVATION; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; TIME PERCEPTION;

EID: 42949119687     PISSN: 00225002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jeab.2008.89-71     Document Type: Conference Paper

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