Method of stimulus combination impacts resistance to extinction

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 30-47

  Podlesnik, Christopher A ^a,b   Bai, John Y H ^b  

^a FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Behavioral momentum theory; Compound stimuli; Extinction; Keypeck; Pigeon

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; COLOR VISION; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PIGEONS AND DOVES; REINFORCEMENT;

ANIMALS; COLOR PERCEPTION; COLUMBIDAE; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE;

EID: 84935700778     PISSN: 00225002     EISSN: 19383711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jeab.155     Document Type: Article

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