An investigation of sex differences in word ratings across concrete, abstract, and emotion words

Psychological Record

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 465-474

  Bauer, Lisa M ^a   Altarriba, Jeanette ^b  

^a PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 50949096371     PISSN: 00332933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03395629     Document Type: Article

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