Faith, fact, and behaviorism
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Faith, Fact, and Behaviorism.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Behavior Analyst
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0738-6729,2196-8918
DOI: 10.1007/bf03392309