Stimulus equivalence and the blocking effect

Psychological Record

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 647-664

  Rehfeldt, Ruth Anne ^a   Dixon, Mark R ^b   Hayes, Linda J ^b   Steele, Amy ^b  

^a Trinity Services Inc   (United States)

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EID: 0032346166     PISSN: 00332933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03395295     Document Type: Article

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