Looking at Behavior Through Control Theory Glasses

Review of General Psychology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 260-270

  Marken, Richard S ^a,b  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

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EID: 0042317434     PISSN: 10892680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1089-2680.6.3.260     Document Type: Article

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