An Example of Psychological Science's Failure to Self-Correct

Review of General Psychology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 122-129

  Kelley, Lance P ^a   Blashfield, Roger K ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

citation analysis; psychology of science; sex bias

Indexed keywords

EID: 66949116728     PISSN: 10892680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0015287     Document Type: Article

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