On the use of college students in social science research: Insights from a second-order meta-analysis

Journal of Consumer Research

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 450-461

  Peterson, Robert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 0035542105     PISSN: 00935301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/323732     Document Type: Article

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