SENSITIVITY TO RELATIVE REINFORCER RATE IN CONCURRENT SCHEDULES: INDEPENDENCE FROM RELATIVE AND ABSOLUTE REINFORCER DURATION
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Relative reinforcer rates and magnitudes do not control concurrent choice independently.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0022-5002
DOI: 10.1901/jeab.2001.75-25