Simultaneous discrimination reversal learning in pigeons and humans: Anticipatory and perseverative errors

Learning and Behavior

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 125-137

  Rayburn Reeves, Rebecca M ^a   Molet, Mikaël ^b   Zentall, Thomas R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Anticipatory errors; Humans; Perseverative errors; Pigeons; Reversal learning; Simultaneous discrimination; Win stay lose shift

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; LEARNING; MALE; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PIGEONS AND DOVES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REINFORCEMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COLUMBIDAE; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; REVERSAL LEARNING; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051747788     PISSN: 15434494     EISSN: 15434508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/s13420-010-0011-5     Document Type: Article

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