Lost in the mall with mesmer and wundt: Demarcations and demonstrations in the psychologies

Science Technology and Human Values

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 76-110

  Ashmore, Malcolm ^a   Brown, Steven D ^a   MacMillan, Katie ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Controversy; Demarcation; Demonstration; Psychology; Recovered false memory

Indexed keywords

EID: 11244348100     PISSN: 01622439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0162243904270716     Document Type: Article

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