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Behavioral History: A Promising Challenge in Explaining and Controlling Human Operant Behavior

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    Barbara A. Wanchisen

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Wanchisen, B.A., Tatham, T.A. Behavioral History: A Promising Challenge in Explaining and Controlling Human Operant Behavior. BEHAV ANALYST 14, 139–144 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03392564

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