Schedule-induced and operant mechanisms that influence response variability: A review and implications for future investigations

Psychological Record

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 429-455

  Lee, Ronald ^a,b   Sturmey, Peter ^a   Fields, Lanny ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

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EID: 34547822412     PISSN: 00332933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03395586     Document Type: Article

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