Within-Subjects Experiments on Blocking and Facilitation in Honeybees (Apis mellifera)

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 373-378

  Blaser, R E ^a   Couvillon, P A ^a   Bitterman, M E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

blocking; compound conditioning; cue validity; facilitation; honeybees

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; APPETITE; ARTICLE; BEE; COLOR VISION; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; LEARNING; MOTIVATION; ODOR; REINFORCEMENT;

ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; BEES; COLOR PERCEPTION; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; MOTIVATION; ODORS; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 56349152365     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0012623     Document Type: Article

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