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ERIC Number: EJ472979
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1962
Why Pigeons?
Nevin, John A.
Educational Technology, v33 n10 p34-39 Oct 1993
Explains the use of pigeons in behavioral psychology research for modeling human behavior and discusses instructional objectives for humans. Topics addressed include the relationship between response rate and reinforcer rate; resistance to alternative reinforcement; choice and matching; and persistence and reinforcement. (Contains 11 references.) (LRW)
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Behavioral Science Research, Educational Objectives, Models, Persistence, Reaction Time, Reinforcement, Research Methodology
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Behavioral Psychology; Choice Behavior; Pigeons
Note: Special issue on "Behaviorism Today."