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Laboratory Lore and Research Practices in the Experimental Analysis of Human Behavior: Designing Session Logistics—How Long, How Often, How Many?

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Bernstein, D.J. Laboratory Lore and Research Practices in the Experimental Analysis of Human Behavior: Designing Session Logistics—How Long, How Often, How Many?. BEHAV ANALYST 11, 51–58 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03392455

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