An argument for a laboratory in introductory psychology

Teaching of Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 55-58

  Berthold, Howard C ^a   Hakala, Christopher M ^b   Goff, Dennis ^b  

^a LYCOMING COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NONE

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