Resistance to extinction and behavioral momentum

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 89-97

  Nevin, John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral momentum; Multiple schedules; Omitted reinforcers; Resistance to extinction; Response strength; Single schedules

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; EXTINCTION; MOMENTUM; TRAINING;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL MOMENTUM THEORY; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; REINFORCEMENT; THEORETICAL MODEL; THEORY;

ANIMALS; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE;

EID: 84860151300     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: 18728308     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2012.02.006     Document Type: Article

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