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This is a modified and expanded version of papers presented originally at Bryn Mawr College and Denison University, 1959, and Lehigh University, 1960. The research was supported by funds from various sources: PHS Small Grant M-1464, grants from the Lilly Research Laboratories and Wyeth Laboratories, funds from the Theano Foundation (Mrs. E. Paul DuPont), and funds of the Pennsylvania Hospital. Manly Y. Brunt, Jr., M.D., Clinical Director, North Building Service, collaborated in those phases of the research concerned with psychiatric patients. Mr. Richard Sorokin, Mrs. W. Robert Moore, Mrs. George Avery, and Miss Jean Strouse assisted in the conduct of the research. James J. Dixon, Ph.D., Chief, Psychological Service, Per-Olof Therman, M.D., Director of Research, and J. Martin Myers, Jr., M.D., Director, North Building Service, provided invaluable assistance. Dr. Bullock was formerly Research Psychologist, Psychological Service. He is currently a USPHS, NIMH Special Research Fellow in tenure at Bryn Mawr College.
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Bullock, D.H. Some aspects of human operant behavior. Psychol Rec 10, 241–258 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03393370
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