Some factors modulating the strength of resurgence after extinction of an instrumental behavior

Learning and Motivation

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 60-71

  Winterbauer, Neil E ^a   Lucke, Sara ^a   Bouton, Mark E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Extinction; Instrumental conditioning; Operant conditioning; Relapse; Resurgence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871746721     PISSN: 00239690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lmot.2012.03.003     Document Type: Article

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