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STIMULUS ASPECTS OF AVERSIVE CONTROLS: STIMULUS GENERALIZATION OF CONDITIONED SUPPRESSION FOLLOWING DISCRIMINATION

H S HOFFMAN, M FLESHLER

    Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
    |May 1, 1964
    PubMed

    Keywords:
    BIRDSCONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY)DISCRIMINATION LEARNINGELECTRIC STIMULATIONELECTRICITYEXPERIMENTAL LAB STUDYGENERALIZATION (PSYCHOLOGY)NOISE

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