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International Journal of Psychology & Behavior Analysis Volume 6 (2020), Article ID 6:IJPBA-169, 8 pages
https://doi.org/10.15344/2455-3867/2020/169
Research Article
Analysis of the Blocking Effect in Equivalence Classes Established by Match-to-Sample and Respondent-Type Training

Kristopher Brown

Department of Psychology, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH 44555, USA
Kristopher Brown, Department of Psychology, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH 44555, USA; E-mail: kjbrown@ysu.edu
27 September 2020; 03 December 2020; 05 December 2020
Brown K (2020) Analysis of the Blocking Effect in Equivalence Classes Established by Match-to-Sample and Respondent-Type Training. Int J Psychol Behav Anal 6: 169. doi: https://doi.org/10.15344/2455-3867/2020/169

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