Mythmaking: How introductory psychology texts present B. F. Skinner's analysis of cognition

Psychological Record

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 221-231

  Jensen, Robert ^a   Burgess, Helene ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0031484436     PISSN: 00332933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03395221     Document Type: Article

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