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I thank Jeanne Donaldson and Stephen Walker for helpful comments on an earlier draft of this article.

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Vollmer, T.R. Three variations of translational research: Comments on Critchfield (2011). BEHAV ANALYST 34, 31–35 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03392231

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