The Form of a Conditioned Stimulus Can Influence the Degree to Which It Acquires Incentive Motivational Properties

Paul J. Meyer; Elizabeth S. Cogan; Terry E. Robinson

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0098163

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The Form of a Conditioned Stimulus Can Influence the Degree to Which It Acquires Incentive Motivational Properties

Paul J. Meyer ,

* E-mail: pmeyer@buffalo.edu

Current address: Behavioral Neuroscience Program, Department of Psychology, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, United States of America

Affiliation Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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Elizabeth S. Cogan,

Affiliation Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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Terry E. Robinson

Affiliation Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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The Form of a Conditioned Stimulus Can Influence the Degree to Which It Acquires Incentive Motivational Properties

Paul J. Meyer,
Elizabeth S. Cogan,
Terry E. Robinson

Published: June 6, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0098163

About the Authors

Paul J. Meyer

* E-mail: pmeyer@buffalo.edu

Current address: Behavioral Neuroscience Program, Department of Psychology, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, United States of America

Affiliation Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America

Elizabeth S. Cogan

Affiliation Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America

Terry E. Robinson

Affiliation Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: PJM ESC TER. Performed the experiments: PJM ESC. Analyzed the data: PJM ESC TER. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: TER. Wrote the paper: PJM ESC TER.

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