Discrimination of fixed-interval schedules by humans

Psychological Record

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 595-614

  Okouchi, Hiroto ^a  

^a OSAKA KYOIKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Differential reinforcement of low rate; Discrimination; Fixed interval; Fixed ratio; Humans; Interreinforcer intervals; Screen touch

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880874738     PISSN: 00332933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11133/j.tpr.2013.63.3.013     Document Type: Article

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