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Taken from a Ph. D. thesis on file in the University of Minnesota Library. The author acknowledges his indebtedness to Dr. W. T. Heron who advised the research.
Recommended for publication by Dr. B. F. Skinner, June 20, 1940.
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Harris, R.E. An analysis of the maze-learning scores of bright and dull rats with reference to motivational factors. Psychol Rec 4, 130–136 (1940). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03393240
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