Publication bias against null results

Psychological Reports

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 337-338

  Hubbard, Raymond ^a   Scott Armstrong, J ^b  

^a DRAKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0001745928     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.1997.80.1.337     Document Type: Article

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