Research in culture and psychology: Past lessons and future challenges

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Cognitive Science

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-14

  Grossmann, Igor ^a   Na, Jinkyung ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

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EID: 84890391678     PISSN: 19395078     EISSN: 19395086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wcs.1267     Document Type: Review

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