What is Ecological Validity? A Dimensional Analysis

Infancy

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 419-436

  Schmuckler, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 0347608260     PISSN: 15250008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327078IN0204_02     Document Type: Article

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