The measurement of individual change: A didactic account of an idiographic approach

Psychology, Crime and Law

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 81-95

  Hammond, Sean ^a   O'Rourke, Margaret ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Card sorting; Idiographic measurement; Measuring change

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847658289     PISSN: 1068316X     EISSN: 14772744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10683160600869825     Document Type: Article

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