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  1. Psychology Department, Assumption College, Worcester, MA, USA

    Karen M. Lionello-DeNolf

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Lionello-DeNolf, K.M. (2018). Reversal Learning. In: Volkmar, F. (eds) Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6435-8_133-3

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