The Application of Chaos Theory to Psychology

Theory & Psychology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 373-398

  Ayers, Susan ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

applied theory; chaos; non linear dynamics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031503571     PISSN: 09593543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0959354397073005     Document Type: Article

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