Validity in Psychological Testing and Scientific Realism

Theory & Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 451-473

  Hood, S Brian ^a  

^a BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

measurement; philosophy; philosophy of science; theory; validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 70249148648     PISSN: 09593543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0959354309336320     Document Type: Article

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