Snakes versus ladders: A validation of laddering technique as a measure of hierarchical structure

Journal of Constructivist Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 85-105

  Neimeyer, Robert A ^a   Anderson, Adam ^a   Stockton, Leslie ^a  

^a University of Memphis   (United States)

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EID: 0035632713     PISSN: 10720537     EISSN: 15210650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10720530125990     Document Type: Article

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