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Behavior Analysis Is Not Ultimately About Behavior

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Preparation of this paper was supported in part by Cooperative Agreement H133B20004 and Grant H133G20098 from the U.S. Department of Education.

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Carr, E.G. Behavior Analysis Is Not Ultimately About Behavior. BEHAV ANALYST 16, 47–49 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03392608

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