The sad truth: Optimism, pessimism, and pragmatism

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Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 189-197

  Waller, Bruce N ^a  

^a YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 60949370360     PISSN: 00340006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9329.00215     Document Type: Article

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