Contrast effects in response rate and accuracy of delayed matching to sample

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 61, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1400-1409

  Nevin, John A ^a   Shahan, Timothy A ^a   Odum, Amy L ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PIGEONS AND DOVES; REACTION TIME;

ANIMALS; COLUMBIDAE; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); REACTION TIME;

EID: 49449117553     PISSN: 17470218     EISSN: 17470226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470210701557597     Document Type: Article

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