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  1. Department of Psychology, U-20, University of Conecticut, 06268, Storrs, Connecticut, USA

    Irving Kirsch, Laurie Heatherington & Elizabeth Colapietro

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This research was supported by University of Connecticut Research Foundation Grant 5.171-000-22-0215-35-405. Data analysis was supported by the University of Connecticut Computer Center.

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Kirsch, I., Heatherington, L. & Colapietro, E. Negative effects of tangible self-reinforcement. Cogn Ther Res 3, 49–53 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01172718

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