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  1. Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA, USA

    Mary Radeke

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  1. Oakland University , Rochester, Michigan, USA

    Jennifer Vonk

  2. Department of Psychology, Oakland University Department of Psychology, Rochester, Michigan, USA

    Todd Shackelford

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    Mark A. Krause

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Radeke, M. (2018). Accidental/Intentional Experiment. In: Vonk, J., Shackelford, T. (eds) Encyclopedia of Animal Cognition and Behavior. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47829-6_1105-1

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