Cumulative Record: Definitive Edition (1999). Chapter 3: Some Issues Concerning the Control of Human Behavior. Quote 12

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Cumulative Record: Definitive Edition (1999). Chapter 3: Some Issues Concerning the Control of Human Behavior. Quote 12

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The observable effect of any statement of value is to alter the relative effectiveness of reinforcers. (p. 35)

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