Misassumptions, misadventures, and the misuse of psychology

American Psychologist

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 331-338

  Strickland, Bonnie R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL PROBLEMS; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 0034145152     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0003-066X.55.3.331     Document Type: Article

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