Response rate and varied reinforcement: Reinforcers of different strengths
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Assessment of preference for varied versus constant reinforcers.
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عنوان ژورنال: Psychonomic Science
سال: 1968
ISSN: 0033-3131
DOI: 10.3758/bf03331394