A primer for behavioral research

Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 209-215

  Denenberg, Victor H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal models; Behavior; Behavioral measurement; Learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000876182     PISSN: 10804013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2779(1996)2:4<209::aid-mrdd4>3.0.co;2-l     Document Type: Article

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