Unique Invulnerability: A Classroom Demonstration in Estimating Personal Mortality

Teaching of Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 197-199

  Snyder, C R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

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EID: 0040745714     PISSN: 00986283     EISSN: 15322802     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15328023top2403_13     Document Type: Article

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