Operant psychology goes to the fair: Marian and Keller Breland in the popular press, 1947-1966

Behavior Analyst

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 143-159

  Bailey, Robert E ^a   Gillaspy Jr , J Arthur ^b  

^a Animal Behavior Enterprises   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Commercial animal training; History; Keller Breland; Marian Breland Bailey; Operant psychology

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BIRD; MARINE MAMMAL; MASS MEDIUM; NONHUMAN; PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 29944444947     PISSN: 07386729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03392110     Document Type: Review

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