Training a new response using conditioned reinforcement

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 231-236

  Sosa, Rodrigo ^a   dos Santos, Cristiano Valerio ^a   Flores, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Association; Conditioned reinforcement; Function transfer; Interdimensional compound stimulus; New response technique

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FUNCTIONAL ROLE; RODENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CONTINGENCY TABLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; RESPONSE TIME; STIMULUS; TRAINING;

ANIMALS; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY);

RATTUS;

EID: 79956296359     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: 18728308     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2011.03.001     Document Type: Article

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