Psychology is a Science: At Least Some Students Think So

Teaching of Psychology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 5-11

  Holmes, Jeffrey D ^a   Beins, Bernard C ^a  

^a ITHACA COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 61449155395     PISSN: 00986283     EISSN: 15322802     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00986280802529350     Document Type: Article

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