American and British college students' epistemological beliefs about research on psychological and biological development

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 625-642

  Estes, David ^a   Chandler, Melanie ^b   Horvath, Keith J ^a   Backus, Diane W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes toward science; College students; Epistemological beliefs; Theory theory

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0037295127     PISSN: 01933973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0193-3973(03)00002-9     Document Type: Article

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