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. 2000 Fall;23(2):255–266. doi: 10.1007/BF03392014

Sources cited most frequently in the experimental analysis of human behavior

Thomas S Critchfield, William Buskist, Bryan Saville, Jennifer Crockett, Thomas Sherburne, Kristeen Keel
PMCID: PMC2731330  PMID: 22478350

Abstract

We conducted an analysis of the sources cited most frequently in primary empirical reports in the experimental analysis of human behavior (EAHB) published in four journals between 1990 and 1999. Citation patterns suggest that modern EAHB is topically focused and relatively independent of both animal operant research and human research conducted outside of behavior analysis.

Keywords: human behavior, citation analysis

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