Extinction with multiple excitors

Learning and Behavior

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 119-137

  McConnell, Bridget L ^a,b   Miguez, Gonzalo ^c   Miller, Ralph R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b RESEARCH FOUNDATION FLANDERS FWO   (Belgium)

^c BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

associative learning; extinction; renewal; retrieval

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; LEARNING; MALE; RAT; RECALL; REINFORCEMENT;

ANIMALS; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; CUES; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MENTAL RECALL; RATS; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE;

EID: 84882638719     PISSN: 15434494     EISSN: 15434508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/s13420-012-0090-6     Document Type: Article

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