Naturalistic fallacy errors in lay interpretations of psychological science: Data and reflections on the Rind, Tromovitch, and Bauserman (1998) controversy

Basic and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 59-70

  Friedrich, James ^a  

^a WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 16244370062     PISSN: 01973533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15324834basp2701_6     Document Type: Article

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