Correlations in Social Neuroscience Aren't Voodoo: Commentary on Vul et al. (2009)

Perspectives on Psychological Science

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 299-307

  Lieberman, Matthew D ^a   Berkman, Elliot T ^a   Wager, Tor D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

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EID: 84993682725     PISSN: 17456916     EISSN: 17456924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6924.2009.01128.x     Document Type: Article

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