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Behavior theory's econometric garb: The emperor's new clothes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 February 2010

Barry Schwartz
Barry Schwartz
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Psychology Department, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pa. 19081
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 6 , Issue 2 , June 1983 , pp. 327 - 328
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