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On Science, Scientists, and Scientific Vocabulary: Commentary on Harrison’s “The Representative Animal”

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Glenn, S.S. On Science, Scientists, and Scientific Vocabulary: Commentary on Harrison’s “The Representative Animal”. BEHAV ANALYST 17, 225–229 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03392671

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