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The Journal of Psychology
Interdisciplinary and Applied
Volume 73, 1969 - Issue 1
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Original Articles

Characteristics of Volunteers and Nonvolunteers for Psychological Experiments

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Pages 133-136 | Published online: 04 Nov 2012

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