Thomas R. Zentall

17.3k total citations
440 papers, 10.9k citations indexed

About

Thomas R. Zentall is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Animal Science and Zoology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas R. Zentall has authored 440 papers receiving a total of 10.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 264 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology, 106 papers in Animal Science and Zoology and 91 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Thomas R. Zentall's work include Behavioral and Psychological Studies (213 papers), Animal Nutrition and Physiology (104 papers) and Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies (86 papers). Thomas R. Zentall is often cited by papers focused on Behavioral and Psychological Studies (213 papers), Animal Nutrition and Physiology (104 papers) and Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies (86 papers). Thomas R. Zentall collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and United Kingdom. Thomas R. Zentall's co-authors include David Hogan, Peter J. Urcuioli, Jessica P. Stagner, Lou M. Sherburne, Tricia S. Clement, Janice Steirn, Jennifer R. Laude, Charles A. Edwards, Edward A. Wasserman and Rebecca Rayburn-Reeves and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Psychological Bulletin and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Thomas R. Zentall

426 papers receiving 10.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thomas R. Zentall United States 54 5.7k 3.3k 2.2k 1.8k 1.4k 440 10.9k
John A. Nevin United States 40 4.6k 0.8× 2.7k 0.8× 573 0.3× 523 0.3× 602 0.4× 133 6.8k
Peter R. Killeen United States 47 3.0k 0.5× 3.6k 1.1× 724 0.3× 753 0.4× 1.0k 0.7× 173 7.2k
Howard Rachlin United States 47 4.4k 0.8× 3.3k 1.0× 1.5k 0.7× 544 0.3× 516 0.4× 167 11.4k
Murray Sidman United States 47 8.8k 1.6× 5.2k 1.6× 1.1k 0.5× 1.1k 0.6× 2.5k 1.7× 125 11.7k
N. J. Mackintosh United Kingdom 49 3.8k 0.7× 8.4k 2.5× 2.2k 1.0× 400 0.2× 472 0.3× 184 13.5k
H. S. Terrace United States 39 3.7k 0.7× 3.0k 0.9× 1.1k 0.5× 340 0.2× 1.6k 1.1× 123 6.7k
Robert A. Rescorla United States 67 5.5k 1.0× 15.4k 4.6× 4.4k 2.0× 481 0.3× 511 0.4× 191 22.7k
William M. Baum United States 38 4.7k 0.8× 2.1k 0.6× 781 0.4× 295 0.2× 631 0.4× 117 6.0k
Edmund Fantino United States 41 4.0k 0.7× 1.9k 0.6× 533 0.2× 205 0.1× 913 0.6× 170 6.1k
J. E. R. Staddon United States 44 3.4k 0.6× 2.6k 0.8× 726 0.3× 162 0.1× 949 0.7× 179 6.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas R. Zentall

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zentall, Thomas R., et al.. (2024). Conspecific presence reduces pigeons’ suboptimal choice. Learning and Motivation. 85. 101956–101956.
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Clarke, Alasdair D. F., et al.. (2024). Does precrastination explain why some observers are suboptimal in a visual search task?. Royal Society Open Science. 11(4). 191816–191816. 4 indexed citations
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Peng, Daniel N., et al.. (2023). “Distractor” effects in delay discounting of probability by pigeons. Animal Cognition. 26(3). 1073–1081. 1 indexed citations
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Zentall, Thomas R., et al.. (2021). 1-Back reinforcement matching and mismatching by pigeons: Implicit or explicit learning?. Behavioural Processes. 195. 104562–104562. 3 indexed citations
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Rohrer, Julia M., Warren Tierney, Eric Luis Uhlmann, et al.. (2021). Putting the Self in Self-Correction: Findings From the Loss-of-Confidence Project. Perspectives on Psychological Science. 16(6). 1255–1269. 25 indexed citations
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Smith, Aaron P., Joshua S. Beckmann, & Thomas R. Zentall. (2017). Gambling-like behavior in pigeons: ‘jackpot’ signals promote maladaptive risky choice. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 6625–6625. 12 indexed citations
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Smith, Aaron P., et al.. (2016). Suboptimal Choice in Pigeons: Stimulus Value Predicts Choice over Frequencies. PLoS ONE. 11(7). e0159336–e0159336. 31 indexed citations
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Zentall, Thomas R.. (2015). Reciprocal altruism in rats: Why does it occur?. Learning & Behavior. 44(1). 7–8. 15 indexed citations
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Zentall, Thomas R.. (2010). The accidental mind: How brain evolution has given us love, memory, dreams, and God, by D. J. Linden, Reviewed by Thomas R. Zentall. The Psychological Record. 60(1). 10. 3 indexed citations
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Mohler, James L., et al.. (2009). The Effectiveness of a Spatial Assistive Technology Training Tool for Children with ADHD. Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference. 2009(1). 905–909. 1 indexed citations
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Gipson, Cassandra D., et al.. (2009). Preference for 50% reinforcement over 75% reinforcement by pigeons.. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe). 3 indexed citations
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Miller, Herbert C., et al.. (2009). Object permanence in dogs: Invisible displacement in a rotation task. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review. 16(1). 150–155. 33 indexed citations
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Zentall, Thomas R., et al.. (2006). Darwin Lives: Introduction to the Serie on Animal Learning and Cognition. Revista internacional de psicología y terapia psicológica. 6(2). 129–132.
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Zentall, Thomas R.. (2006). Instructional Ambiguity in the Discrimination of and Memory for the Duration of a Stimulus. Revista internacional de psicología y terapia psicológica. 6(2). 167–187. 1 indexed citations
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Clement, Tricia S., et al.. (2005). Discriminative stimuli that follow the absence of reinforcement are preferred by pigeons over those that follow reinforcement. Learning & Behavior. 33(3). 337–342. 29 indexed citations
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Lee, David L. & Thomas R. Zentall. (2002). The Effects of Visual Stimulation on the Mathematics Performance of Children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.. Behavioral Disorders. 27(3). 272–288. 17 indexed citations
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Zentall, Thomas R., et al.. (2002). The Relationship between Teacher Practices and the Task-Appropriate and Social Behavior of Students with Behavioral Disorders.. Behavioral Disorders. 27(3). 236. 17 indexed citations
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Zentall, Thomas R.. (2002). A Cognitive Behaviorist Approach to the Study of Animal Behavior. The Journal of General Psychology. 129(4). 328–363. 6 indexed citations
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Riley, Donald A. & Thomas R. Zentall. (1993). Animal cognition : a tribute to Donald A. Riley. 104 indexed citations
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Madan‐Swain, Avi & Thomas R. Zentall. (1990). Behavioral comparisons of liked and disliked hyperactive children in play contexts and the behavioral accommodations by their classmates.. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 58(2). 197–209. 35 indexed citations

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