Alfred Mccoy, Hebb, the CIA and torture

Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 205-213

  Brown, Richard E ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CANADA; ETHICS; GOVERNMENT; HISTORY; HUMAN RIGHTS; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECUMBENCY; REVIEW; TORTURE; UNITED STATES;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CANADA; DECEPTION; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMAN RIGHTS; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; TORTURE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AGENCIES;

EID: 34248380544     PISSN: 00225061     EISSN: 15206696     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhbs.20225     Document Type: Review

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