Comments on the 1950s Applications and Extensions of Skinner's Operant Psychology

Behavior Analyst

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 281-295

  Morris, Edward K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Experimental analysis of behavior; History; Operant psychology

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIMATE; SCIENTIST;

EID: 0346962655     PISSN: 07386729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03392082     Document Type: Review

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