Measurement Theory, Psychology and the Revolution That Cannot Happen

Theory & Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 579-599

  Trendler, Günter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

laws of nature; measurement theory; quantification; quantity objection

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350542655     PISSN: 09593543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0959354309341926     Document Type: Article

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