Negligible Scholarly Impact of 38-Witnesses Parable

American Psychologist

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 561-562

  Brock, Timothy C ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOPERATION; HUMAN; LEARNING; NOTE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LEARNING; SOCIAL FACILITATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 54549108065     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0003-066X.63.6.561     Document Type: Article

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