The representativeness and past-behavior heuristics in clinical judgment

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 272-277

  Garb, Howard N ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 0030531158     PISSN: 07357028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7028.27.3.272     Document Type: Article

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