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Skinner, selection, and self-control

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Bo Dahlbom
Bo Dahlbom
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Department for the Theory and Philosophy of Science, Umeå University, 901 87 Umeå, Sweden
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 7 , Issue 4 , December 1984 , pp. 484 - 486
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