Memos to the President From a “Council of Psychological Science Advisers”

Perspectives on Psychological Science

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 697-700

  Teachman, Bethany A ^a   Norton, Michael I ^b   Spellman, Barbara A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADVISORY COMMITTEE; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; UNITED STATES;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES; FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84947424983     PISSN: 17456916     EISSN: 17456924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1745691615605829     Document Type: Article

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