Naïve psychological science: The prevalence, strength, and sources of misconceptions

Psychological Record

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 15-25

  Taylor, Annette Kujawski ^a   Kowalski, Patricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

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EID: 1542711800     PISSN: 00332933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03395459     Document Type: Article

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