I'm Not Like the Others: Atypical Research Subjects in JEAB Publications.
Comparative psychologists have been criticized for using a limited number of species in drawing general conclusions about broad behavioral processes. There are numerous examples, however, of the inclusion by behavior analysts of atypical subjects in their research. To examine the frequency and diver...
| Published in: | Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior Vol. 124; no. 2; pp. 1 - 8 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Sep2025
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