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Reinforcement, explanation, and B. F. Skinner

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 February 2010

Robert Epstein
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology and Social Relations, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass 02138

Abstract

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Open Peer Commentary
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1978

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