A differential-outcome effect in pigeons using spatial hedonically nondifferential outcomes

Learning and Behavior

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 68-78

  Friedrich, Andrea M ^a   Zentall, Thomas R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Delayed matching; Differential outcomes; Feeder location; Hedonically nondifferential; Matching to sample; Pigeonsc; Transfer of training

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BEHAVIOR; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; LEARNING; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGEONS AND DOVES;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COLUMBIDAE; CUES; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 79952712967     PISSN: 15434494     EISSN: 15434508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/s13420-011-0021-y     Document Type: Article

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