Context change explains resurgence after the extinction of operant behavior;El cambio de contexto explica el resurgimiento después de la extinción de la conducta operante

Revista Mexicana de Analisis de la Conducta

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 187-210

  Trask, Sydney ^a   Schepers, Scott T ^a   Bouton, Mark E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Context change; Operant behavior; Reinforcer distribution; Relapse; Resurgence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84940778406     PISSN: 01854534     EISSN: 20070802     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5514/rmac.v41.i2.63772     Document Type: Article

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