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The Journal of Psychology
Interdisciplinary and Applied
Volume 90, 1975 - Issue 1
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Social Adjustment and Curiosity of Fifth-Grade Children

Wallace H. Maw University of Delaware, USA
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Ethel W. Maw Bryn Mawr College, USA
Pages 137-145 | Received 06 Mar 1975, Published online: 02 Jul 2010

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