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Comparing Humans to Other Species: We’re Animals and They’re Not Infrahumans

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This paper neglects entirely issues concerning the comparison of humans to plants, since this topic is rarely of concern to behavioral psychologists. Manuscript preparation was partially supported by National Institute of Health Grant #1 R01 NS 20216-01.

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Poling, A. Comparing Humans to Other Species: We’re Animals and They’re Not Infrahumans. BEHAV ANALYST 7, 211–212 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03391905

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