Roles of Instruments in Psychological Research

History of Psychology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 3-34

  Sturm, Thomas ^a   Ash, Mitchell G ^b  

^a Berlin Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; ARTICLE; HISTORY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGY;

EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 22244443722     PISSN: 10934510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1093-4510.8.1.3     Document Type: Article

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