Integrating experimental and observational personality research - The contributions of Hans Eysenck

Journal of Personality

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1387-1414

  Revelle, William ^a   Oehlberg, Katherine ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOMETRY; PUBLISHING; RESEARCH; REVIEW;

HUMANS; JOURNALISM, MEDICAL; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 55149124219     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: 14676494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6494.2008.00526.x     Document Type: Review

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