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The Composite-Stimulus Analysis and the Quantal Nature of Stimulus Control: Response and Incentive Factors

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    Stanley J. Weiss

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The research reported in this article was supported in part by Grant Mh-16853 from the National Institute of Mental Health to S. J. Weiss. Preparation of manuscript was supported in part by Grant DA-03986 from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to C. W. Schindler. This review is based on an invited presentation at the symposium titled “Stimulus control: Continuity or discontinuity? Views from the study of interoceptive and exteroceptive stimuli” sponsored by the Association for Behavior Analysis Convention, Milwaukee, WI, 1986.

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Weiss, S.J., Schindler, C.W. The Composite-Stimulus Analysis and the Quantal Nature of Stimulus Control: Response and Incentive Factors. Psychol Rec 37, 177–191 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03394980

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