Temporal context in concurrent chains: I. Terminal-link duration

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 215-237

  Grace, Randolph C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Choice; Concurrent chains; Contextual choice model; Hyperbolic value added model; Key peck; Pigeons; Reinforcement context; Terminal link duration

Indexed keywords

EID: 4444272100     PISSN: 00225002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jeab.2004.81-215     Document Type: Article

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