Operant variability: Procedures and processes
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Operant variability: procedures and processes.
Barba’s (2012) article deftly weaves three main themes in one argument about operant variability. From general theoretical considerations on operant behavior (Catania, 1973), Barba derives methodological guidelines about response differentiation and applies them to the study of operant variability. In the process, he uncovers unnoticed features of operant variability research (e.g., Neuringer, ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Behavior Analyst
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0738-6729,2196-8918
DOI: 10.1007/bf03392284