Comment on Gallistel. Behavior theory and information theory: Some parallels

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 84-86

  Nevin, John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoshaping; Extinction; Informativeness; Preference; Reinforcement; Resistance to change

Indexed keywords

CONDITIONING; INFORMATION SYSTEM; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THEORY; CHANGE THEORY; CLASSICAL CONDITIONING; CONDITIONING; HUMAN; INFORMATION; INFORMATION SCIENCE; OPERANT CONDITIONG; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REINFORCEMENT; STIMULUS; TRAINING;

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

EID: 84860204553     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: 18728308     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2012.02.009     Document Type: Article

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