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In defense of descriptive behaviorism, or theories of learning still aren't necessary

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 February 2010

W. Scott Wood
W. Scott Wood
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Department of Psychology, Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa 50311
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 1 , Issue 1 , March 1978 , pp. 82 - 83
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1978

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