Conditioned reinforcement value and resistance to change

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 263-298

  Shahan, Timothy A ^a   Podlesnik, Christopher A ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral momentum; Conditioned reinforcement; Key peck; Observing; Pigeon; Resistance to change; Value

Indexed keywords

EID: 43949128086     PISSN: 00225002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jeab.2008-89-263     Document Type: Article

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