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Reinforcement is dead; long live reinforcement theories

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 February 2010

James E. Mazur
James E. Mazur
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Department of Psychology and Social Relations, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass 02138
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 1 , Issue 1 , March 1978 , pp. 68
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1978

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