Effects of unpredictable changes in initial-link duration on choice and timing

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 227-232

  Kyonka, Elizabeth G E ^a   Grace, Randolph C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Concurrent chains; Initial link effect; Pigeons; Rapid acquisition procedure; Temporal control

Indexed keywords

GAMEBIRD; TEMPORAL PERIOD;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PIGEON; REINFORCEMENT; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COLUMBIDAE; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; CUES; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; FOOD; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE;

COLUMBA;

EID: 64949093411     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2008.12.024     Document Type: Article

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