Contrast and value: Beyond the work ethic effect. A reply to Zentall (2008)

Learning and Behavior

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 26-28

  Arantes, Joana ^a,b   Grace, Randolph C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVERSIVE BEHAVIOR; ETHICS; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PIGEON; STIMULUS; TRAINING;

EID: 55449088363     PISSN: 15434494     EISSN: 15434508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/LB.36.1.26     Document Type: Note

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