Adults' knowledge of general psychology

European Psychologist

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 101-116

  Furnham, Adrian ^a   Callahan, Inés ^a   Rawles, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Common sense; Misconceptions; Psychological knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 4243174642     PISSN: 10169040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027//1016-9040.8.2.101     Document Type: Review

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