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  1. Department of Psychology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA

    Elizabeth G. E. Kyonka

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  2. Department of Psychology MS 2C6, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, 22030, USA

    Jack A. Naglieri Ph.D. (Professor of Psychology) (Professor of Psychology)

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Kyonka, E.G.E. (2011). Law of Effect. In: Goldstein, S., Naglieri, J.A. (eds) Encyclopedia of Child Behavior and Development. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-79061-9_1624

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