Hedgehogs, Foxes, and the Evolving Social Contract in Psychological Science: Ethical Challenges and Methodological Opportunities

Psychological Methods

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 345-356

  Rosnow, Ralph L ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0003006755     PISSN: 1082989X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1082-989X.2.4.345     Document Type: Article

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