Learning processes affecting human decision making: An assessment of reinforcer-selective pavlovian-to-instrumental transfer following reinforcer devaluation

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 402-408

  Allman, Melissa J ^a,b   DeLeon, Iser G ^a,b   Cataldo, Michael F ^a,b   Holland, Peter C ^c   Johnson, Alexander W ^c  

^a KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Goal directed; Incentive learning; Motivation; Operant; Reward

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONDITIONED REFLEX; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; REINFORCEMENT; REWARD;

ADULT; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DECISION MAKING; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); REWARD; TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY); YOUNG ADULT;

RODENTIA;

EID: 77955338618     PISSN: 00977403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0017876     Document Type: Article

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