Examination of Reinforcement Magnitude on the Pharmacological Disruption of Fixed-Ratio Performance

Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 237-246

  Pinkston, Jonathan W ^a   Ginsburg, Brett C ^a   Lamb, R J ^a,b  

^a Department of Psychiatry ^*  (United States)

^b Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

Author keywords

behavioral momentum; fixed ratio; key peck; pigeon; reinforcement magnitude; resistance to change

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; CLONIDINE; COCAINE; HALOPERIDOL; MORPHINE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD DEPRIVATION; FOOD INTAKE; NONHUMAN; PIGEON; PORTION SIZE; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REINFORCEMENT; TRAINING;

ANIMALS; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; CLONIDINE; COCAINE; COLUMBIDAE; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; ETHANOL; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FOOD DEPRIVATION; HALOPERIDOL; MORPHINE; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 69049088848     PISSN: 10641297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0016609     Document Type: Article

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