Putting time in perspective: A valid, reliable individual-differences metric

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1271-1288

  Zimbardo, Philip G ^a   Boyd, John N ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033266155     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.77.6.1271     Document Type: Article

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