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The delay-reduction hypothesis: A choice solution

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Edmund Fantino  and
Nureya Abarca
Edmund Fantino
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Department of Psychology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, Calif. 92093
Nureya Abarca
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Escuela de Psicologia, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 8 , Issue 2 , July 1985 , pp. 350 - 362
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