Saving the best for last? A cross-species analysis of choices between reinforcer sequences

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 45-64

  Andrade, Leonardo F ^a   Hackenberg, Timothy D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral economics; Choice; Cross species comparisons; Humans; Pigeons; Reinforcer sequences; Token reinforcement

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; MALE; PIGEONS AND DOVES; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; REINFORCEMENT; TIME;

ANIMALS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COLUMBIDAE; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; TIME FACTORS; TOKEN ECONOMY;

EID: 84869395955     PISSN: 00225002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jeab.2012.98-45     Document Type: Article

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