What counts as an experiment?: A transdisciplinary analysis of textbooks, 1930-1970

American Journal of Psychology

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 599-616

  Winston, Andrew S ^a   Blais, Daniel J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 0010921919     PISSN: 00029556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1423397     Document Type: Article

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