Dual effects on choice of conditioned reinforcement frequency and conditioned reinforcement value

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 147-155

  McDevitt, Margaret A ^a   Williams, Ben A ^b  

^a MCDANIEL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Choice; Concurrent chains; Conditioned reinforcement; Key peck; Pigeon

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; LEARNING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PIGEONS AND DOVES; REACTION TIME; REINFORCEMENT;

ANIMALS; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COLUMBIDAE; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REACTION TIME; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE;

EID: 77952739294     PISSN: 00225002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jeab.2010.93-147     Document Type: Article

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