An affordance analysis of unconditioned lever pressing in rats and hamsters

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 92, Issue , 2013, Pages 36-46

  Cabrera, Felipe ^a   Sanabria, Federico ^b   Jiménez, Ángel Andrés ^a   Covarrubias, Pablo ^a  

^a University of Guadalajara   (Mexico)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Affordances; Behavioral support; Hamsters; Lever height; Lever pressing; Operant level; Rats

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BODY SIZE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; RODENT;

AFFORDANCE ANALYSIS; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAMSTER; HEIGHT; LEVER PRESSING; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; RESPONSE TIME;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY SIZE; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; CRICETINAE; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REACTION TIME;

CRICETINAE; RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 84871936826     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: 18728308     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2012.10.003     Document Type: Article

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