Stimuli that signal the absence of reinforcement are paid more attention than are irrelevant stimuli

Learning and Behavior

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 337-347

  Dopson, Jemma C ^a   Williams, Natalie A ^a   Esber, Guillem R ^a   Pearce, John M ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; COLOR VISION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; LEARNING; MOTIVATION; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PIGEONS AND DOVES; REINFORCEMENT;

ANIMALS; ATTENTION; COLOR PERCEPTION; COLUMBIDAE; CUES; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; MOTIVATION; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; REVERSAL LEARNING;

EID: 79751470136     PISSN: 15434494     EISSN: 15434508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/LB.38.4.337     Document Type: Article

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