Differential Outcomes Enhance Accuracy of Delayed Matching to Sample but Not Resistance to Change

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 74-91

  Nevin, John A ^a   Ward, Ryan D ^b   Jimenez Gomez, Corina ^b   Odum, Amy L ^b   Shahan, Timothy A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

delayed matching to sample; differential outcome effect; pigeons; probability of reinforcement; resistance to change

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENT; LONG TERM MEMORY; PIGEONS AND DOVES; REACTION TIME; RECALL; RECOGNITION;

ANIMALS; COLUMBIDAE; ENVIRONMENT; MENTAL RECALL; REACTION TIME; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY);

COLUMBA;

EID: 60849117509     PISSN: 00977403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0012926     Document Type: Article

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