Stimuli, reinforcers, and the persistence of behavior

Behavior Analyst

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 285-291

  Nevin, John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Humans; Multiple schedules; Operant contingencies; Pavlovian contingencies; Pigeons; Resistance to change

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; NONHUMAN; PIGEON; STIMULUS; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH;

EID: 76549123929     PISSN: 07386729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03392191     Document Type: Article

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