Introductory Psychology Textbooks: An Objective Analysis and Update

Teaching of Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 182-189

  Griggs, Richard A ^a   Jackson, Sherri L ^b   Christopher, Andrew N ^a   Marek, Pam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b JACKSONVILLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0033465996     PISSN: 00986283     EISSN: 15322802     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15328023TOP260304     Document Type: Article

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