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TIMING BEHAVIOR AND CONDITIONED FEAR

B MIGLER, J V BRADY

    Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
    |May 1, 1964
    PubMed

    Keywords:
    CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY)ELECTRIC STIMULATIONELECTRICITYEXPERIMENTAL LAB STUDYFEARRATSREACTION TIMEREINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY)

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