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Social Epistemology
A Journal of Knowledge, Culture and Policy
Volume 3, 1989 - Issue 2: The Psychology of Science
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Symposium on an experimental research program

Toward a cognitive psychology of science

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Pages 107-127 | Published online: 19 Jun 2008

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