Control of variation by reward probability

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 271-282

  Gharib, Afshin ^a   Gade, Christopher ^b   Roberts, Seth ^b  

^a DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CONDITIONED REFLEX; FISCHER 344 RAT; LEARNING; RANDOMIZATION; RAT; REINFORCEMENT;

ANIMALS; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; LEARNING; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE;

EID: 7444234401     PISSN: 00977403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0097-7403.30.4.271     Document Type: Article

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