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I thank Bob Allen for his helpful comments on an earlier version of this review. All the remaining shortcomings result from my behavior.
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MacDonall, J.S. Learning, the Sole Explanation of Human Behavior: Review of The Marvelous Learning Animal: What Makes Human Nature Unique . BEHAV ANALYST 39, 175–182 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40614-016-0056-7
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