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  1. Department of Psychology, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, 49008, USA

    Kelly T. Kohler & Richard W. Malott

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This article is based on Kelly T. Kohler’s Master’s project. We wish to give special thanks to her committee members, Stephanie Peterson and Ron Van Houten, for their helpful support.

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Kohler, K.T., Malott, R.W. Matrix Training and Verbal Generativity in Children with Autism. Analysis Verbal Behav 30, 170–177 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40616-014-0016-9

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