Perception of Free Will: The Perspective of Incarcerated Adolescent and Adult Offenders

Review of Philosophy and Psychology

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 723-740

  Laurene, Kimberly R ^a   Rakos, Richard F ^b   Tisak, Marie S ^a   Robichaud, Allyson L ^b   Horvath, Michael ^b  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84873266338     PISSN: 18785158     EISSN: 18785166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13164-011-0074-z     Document Type: Article

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