Intertrial Interval as a Contextual Stimulus: Further Analysis of a Novel Asymmetry in Temporal Discrimination Learning

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 79-93

  Bouton, Mark E ^a   Hendrix, Michael C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Context; Feature positive effect; Intertrial interval; Interval timing

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CONDITIONED REFLEX; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; TIME; TIME PERCEPTION; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; CUES; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); TIME FACTORS; TIME PERCEPTION;

RATTUS;

EID: 79951574711     PISSN: 00977403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0021214     Document Type: Article

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