Suboptimal choice behavior by pigeons

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 412-416

  Stagner, Jessica P ^a   Zentall, Thomas R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COLOR VISION; DECISION MAKING; LEARNING; ORIENTATION; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PIGEONS AND DOVES; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REINFORCEMENT;

ANIMALS; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COLOR PERCEPTION; COLUMBIDAE; GAMBLING; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PROBABILITY LEARNING; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE;

EID: 77957352008     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: 15315320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/PBR.17.3.412     Document Type: Article

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