Blocking of conditioning of tentacle lowering in the snail (Helix aspersa)

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1315-1327

  Acebes, Felix ^a   Solar, Patricia ^a   Carnero, Susana ^a   Loy, Ignacio ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b Laboratory of Psychobiology   (Spain)

Author keywords

Associative learning; Blocking; Cognition; Conditioning; Snail

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; APPETITE; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONDITIONED REFLEX; HELIX (SNAIL); LEARNING; ODOR; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; HELIX (SNAILS); ODORS; REACTION TIME;

EID: 68349083228     PISSN: 17470218     EISSN: 17470226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470210802483545     Document Type: Article

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