The Pattern of Responding in the Peak-Interval Procedure With Gaps: An Individual-Trials Analysis

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 443-455

  Swearingen, Joshua E ^a   Buhusi, Catalin V ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gap; Individual trial analysis; Interval timing; Peak interval procedure; Rat

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RAT; REACTION TIME; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIME PERCEPTION;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RATS; REACTION TIME; TIME PERCEPTION;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 78049520304     PISSN: 00977403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0019485     Document Type: Article

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