Introductory Textbooks and Psychology's Core Concepts

Teaching of Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 6-11

  Zechmeister, Jeanne S ^a   Zechmeister, Eugene B ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 0034338673     PISSN: 00986283     EISSN: 15322802     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15328023TOP2701_1     Document Type: Article

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