On the Importance of Considering Investigative Practices in Attempting to Understand Operationism

Theory & Psychology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 59-66

  Rogers, Tim B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

convergent validity; history; method fetishism; multiple operations; operationism

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044524734     PISSN: 09593543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0959354301111005     Document Type: Article

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