The Teaching of Courses in the Science and Pseudoscience of Psychology: Useful Resources

Teaching of Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 182-191

  Lilienfeld, Scott O ^a   Lohr, Jeffrey M ^b   Morier, Dean ^c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^c MILLS COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 0035535938     PISSN: 00986283     EISSN: 15322802     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15328023TOP2803_03     Document Type: Article

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