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- 47-57
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Anthony Biglan,
Steven C. Hayes
(1996).
Should the behavioral sciences become more pragmatic? The case for functional contextualism in research on human behavior.
Applied and Preventive Psychology
, 5
(1)
, 47-57.
https://doi.org/10.1016/s0962-1849(96)80026-6
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- 10.1016/s0962-1849(96)80026-6