Potentiation and overshadowing of shape by wall color in a kite-shaped maze using rats in a foraging task

Learning and Motivation

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 99-112

  Cole, Mark R ^a   Gibson, Laura ^a   Pollack, Adam ^a   Yates, Lynsey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cue interaction; Geometric module; Overshadowing; Potentiation; Spatial learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651299061     PISSN: 00239690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lmot.2010.11.001     Document Type: Article

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