Why the studies of science need a psychology of science

Review of General Psychology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 183-187

  Feist, Gregory J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Development; Neuroscience; Personality; Psychology of science

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746215889     PISSN: 10892680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1089-2680.10.2.183     Document Type: Review

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