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STIMULUS ASPECTS OF AVERSIVE CONTROLS: THE EFFECTS OF RESPONSE CONTINGENT SHOCK

H S HOFFMAN, M FLESHLER

    Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
    |March 1, 1965
    PubMed

    Keywords:
    BIRDSCONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY)ELECTROSHOCKEXPERIMENTAL LAB STUDYGENERALIZATION (PSYCHOLOGY)PUNISHMENT

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