The effects of a can't-answer response option and instructions on stimulus equivalence

Psychological Record

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 631-646

  Baer, Donald M ^a   Duarte, Angela ^b   Eikeseth, Svein ^c   Rosales Ruiz, Jesus ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b South Shore Mental Health   (United States)

^c Glenne Center   (Norway)

^d NONE

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EID: 0039572233     PISSN: 00332933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03395294     Document Type: Article

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