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Classics in the History of Psychology: Supersition in the Pigeon: B. F. Skinner ArticleClassics in the History of Psychology: Supersition in the Pigeon: B. F. Skinner Article
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York University
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Classics in the History of Psychology: Supersition in the Pigeon: B. F. Skinner

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Classic study by B. F. Skinner concerning learned behavior in a pigeon.

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behavior

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behaviorism, classical conditioning, ivan pavlov, john b. watson

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