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The Journal of Psychology
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Volume 120, 1986 - Issue 5
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Original Articles

Some Psychometric Properties of Two Measures of French and Raven Bases of Power

Pages 465-472 | Received 10 Apr 1986, Published online: 02 Jul 2010

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