B. F. Skinner's Science and Human Behavior: Its antecedents and its consequences

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 313-320

  Catania, A Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior of Organisms; Darwin; Human behavior; Natural selection; Science and Human Behavior; Selection (of behavior); Skinner

Indexed keywords

EID: 2642570744     PISSN: 00225002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jeab.2003.80-313     Document Type: Review

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