Applying behavioral theory to practice: An examination of the behavioral momentum metaphor

Behavioral Interventions

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 113-131

  Brandon, Paul K ^a   Houlihan, Daniel ^a  

^a MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY MANKATO   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; REVIEW;

EID: 0030727088     PISSN: 10720847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-078X(199707)12:3<113::AID-BRT170>3.0.CO;2-F     Document Type: Review

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