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The Journal of Psychology
Interdisciplinary and Applied
Volume 48, 1959 - Issue 1
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Fear Conditioning as a Function of the Number and Timing of Reinforcements

Andrew Strouthes Department of Psychology, Temple University, USA
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Hughbert C. Hamilton Department of Psychology, Temple University, USA
Pages 131-139 | Received 15 May 1959, Published online: 02 Jul 2010

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