Response elimination, reinforcement rate and resurgence of operant behavior

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 100, Issue , 2013, Pages 91-102

  Cançado, Carlos R X ^a   Lattal, Kennon A ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative responding; Key peck; Pigeons; Reinforcement rate; Response elimination; Resurgence

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIRD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERIODICITY; PIGEON; REINFORCEMENT; RESURGENCE; TOPOGRAPHY; TRAINING;

ALTERNATIVE RESPONDING; KEY PECK; PIGEONS; REINFORCEMENT RATE; RESPONSE ELIMINATION; RESURGENCE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COLUMBIDAE; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; REACTION TIME; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE;

EID: 84883651484     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: 18728308     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2013.07.027     Document Type: Article

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