SASB Goes Hollywood: Teaching Personality Theories through Movies

Teaching of Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 117-121

  Paddock, John R ^a   Terranova, Sophia ^b   Giles, Lance ^c  

^a KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA   (United States)

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EID: 0035590802     PISSN: 00986283     EISSN: 15322802     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15328023TOP2802_11     Document Type: Article

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