Why psychology hasn't kept its promises

Journal of Mind and Behavior

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 123-144

  Schlinger, Henry D ^a,b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Behaviorism; Deductive inference; Scientific methodology

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR CONTROL; COGNITION; MEMORY; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; REVIEW;

EID: 4644306682     PISSN: 02710137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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