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  1. Behavioral Sciences Div., E. K. Shriver Center, 200 Trapelo Road, Waltham, MA, 02254, USA

    William J. McIlvane & William V. Dube

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Manuscript preparation was supported in part by NICHD grants HD 22218, HD 25995, and HD 25488. We also acknowledge support from the Department of Mental Retardation of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Contract 3403-8403-306). Thanks to Larry Stoddard, Harry Mackay, Murray Sidman, Grayson Osborne, and an anonymous reviewer for helpful comments on the paper.

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McIlvane, W.J., Dube, W.V. Stimulus Control Shaping and Stimulus Control Topographies. BEHAV ANALYST 15, 89–94 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03392591

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