Assessing motivation in children using a progressive ratio task

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 203-209

  Chelonis, John J ^a,b   Gravelin, Claire R ^a   Paule, Merle G ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR TOXICOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b ARKANSAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Children; Motivation; Progressive ratio; Sex

Indexed keywords

NICKEL;

AGE STRUCTURE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; NICKEL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RADIO; SEX DETERMINATION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERFORMANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REINFORCEMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 79956313879     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: 18728308     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2011.03.008     Document Type: Article

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