SUBOPTIMAL CHOICE IN A PERCENTAGE-REINFORCEMENT PROCEDURE: EFFECTS OF SIGNAL CONDITION AND TERMINAL-LINK LENGTH
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Suboptimal choice in a percentage-reinforcement procedure: effects of signal condition and terminal-link length.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
سال: 1990
ISSN: 0022-5002
DOI: 10.1901/jeab.1990.53-219