Dynamical minimalism: Why less is more in psychology

Personality and Social Psychology Review

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 183-192

  Nowak, Andrzej ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^b FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 3042767912     PISSN: 10888683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327957pspr0802_12     Document Type: Review

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