Do we see through a social microscope?: Credibility as a vicarious selector

Philosophy of Science

Volumn 66, Issue 3 SUPPL. 1, 1999, Pages

  Allchin, Douglas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

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EID: 9344230496     PISSN: 00318248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/392732     Document Type: Article

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