Risky Tests of Etiological Models in Psychopathology Research: The Need for Meta-Methodology

Psychological Inquiry

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 253-258

  Lilienfeld, Scott O ^a   Pinto, Melissa D ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84940522133     PISSN: 1047840X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1047840X.2015.1039920     Document Type: Note

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