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The operant behaviorism of B. F. Skinner

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 February 2010

A. Charles Catania
A. Charles Catania
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Department of Psychology, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Catonsville, Md. 21228
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 7 , Issue 4 , December 1984 , pp. 473 - 475
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1984

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