Can squirrel monkeys (Saimiri sciureus) learn self-control? A study using food array selection tests and reverse-reward contingency.

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  2000

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  Journal of experimental psychology. Animal behavior processes

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  Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1037//0097-7403.26.1.87PMID 10650546
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