Do Pigeons Gamble? I Wouldn't Bet Against It

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 271-277

  Zentall, Thomas R ^a   Laude, Jennifer R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

conditioned reinforcement; gambling; pigeons; suboptimal choice

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881173276     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: 14678721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0963721413480173     Document Type: Article

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