Behavioral Science and the Nobel Prize: A History

American Psychologist

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 731-741

  Benjamin Jr , Ludy T ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AWARDS AND PRIZES; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; HISTORY; HUMAN; REVIEW;

BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; NOBEL PRIZE;

EID: 0242330676     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0003-066X.58.9.731     Document Type: Review

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