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The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology Section B
Comparative and Physiological Psychology
Volume 50, 1997 - Issue 2
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Original Articles

Effects of Rate of Reinforcement and Rate of Change on Choice Behaviour in Transition

Pages 111-128 | Published online: 22 Oct 2010

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