Negative Patterning Is Easier Than a Biconditional Discrimination

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 494-500

  Harris, Justin A ^a   Livesey, Evan J ^a   Gharaei, Saba ^a   Westbrook, R Frederick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RATTUS;

AFFECT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CONDITIONING; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; LEARNING; MALE; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; WISTAR RAT;

AFFECT; ANIMALS; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE;

EID: 58949089498     PISSN: 00977403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0097-7403.34.4.494     Document Type: Article

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