Rapid acquisition of preference in concurrent schedules: Effects of d-amphetamine on sensitivity to reinforcement amount

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 238-243

  Maguire, David R ^b   Rodewald, Andrew M ^a   Hughes, Christine E ^a   Pitts, Raymond C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^b University of Florida ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral mechanisms; Choice; d Amphetamine; Key peck; Pigeon; Reinforcer amount; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; DEXAMPHETAMINE;

DRUG; GAMEBIRD;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; GRAIN; MALE; NONHUMAN; PIGEON; REINFORCEMENT; SELF CONTROL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; COLUMBIDAE; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DEXTROAMPHETAMINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FOOD; MALE; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE;

COLUMBA;

EID: 64949112751     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2009.01.001     Document Type: Article

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