The effects of third variables in psychological research;Los efectos de terceras variables en la investigación psicológica

Anales de Psicologia

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 550-561

  García, Manuel Ato ^a   Vallejo, Guillermo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Confound ing; Covariation; Mediation; Moderation; Spuriousness; Suppression; Third variables

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955721048     PISSN: 02129728     EISSN: 16952294     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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