The Pairing Game: A Classroom Demonstration of the Matching Phenomenon

Teaching of Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 118-121

  Ellis, Bruce J ^a   Kelley, Harold H ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0033457636     PISSN: 00986283     EISSN: 15322802     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15328023top2602_8     Document Type: Article

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