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Pavlovian factors in choice behavior

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Bruce L. Brown
Bruce L. Brown
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Department of Psychology, Queens College, City University of New York, Flushing, N.Y. 11367
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 8 , Issue 2 , July 1985 , pp. 333
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