Effects of varying reinforcement probability on pavlovian approach behavior and ultrasonic vocalizations in rats

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 237, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 256-262

  Coffey, Kevin R ^a   Barker, David J ^a   Ma, Sisi ^a   Root, David H ^a   Martinez, Lauren ^a   Horvitz, Jon C ^b   West, Mark O ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Affect; Pavlovian conditioning; Sucrose; Ultrasonic vocalizations

Indexed keywords

SUCROSE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CONDITIONED REFLEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL RAT; FREQUENCY MODULATION; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RANDOMIZATION; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; ULTRASOUND; VOCALIZATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROBABILITY; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; REACTION TIME; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; SUCROSE; SWEETENING AGENTS; ULTRASONICS; VIDEO RECORDING; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 84867626024     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: 18727549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2012.09.041     Document Type: Article

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