A Comprehensive Evaluation of Equivalence Classes in Adults with High and Low levels of Self-Reported Depressive Symptoms.
Previous studies have raised the question whether clinical conditions like depression may affect symbolic behavior. This study investigated whether participants with high and low levels of self-reported depressive symptoms differed on equivalence class formation, transformation of function, and main...
| Published in: | Psychological Record Vol. 75; no. 3; pp. 451 - 468 |
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