Discipline, subjectivity and personality: An analysis of the manuals of four psychological tests

History of the Human Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 25-47

  Derksen, Maarten ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discipline; Personality; Subjectivity; Test administration; Test manual

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038843689     PISSN: 09526951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/095269510101400102     Document Type: Article

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