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On a distinction between hypothetical constructs and intervening variables.
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Metadata
- Authors
- MacCorquodale, K., & Meehl, P. E.
- Venue
- Psychological Review
- Published
- 1948
- Volume
- 55
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 95-107
- ISSN
- 0033-295X (ISSN-L)
- 1939-1471
- OpenAlex
- W2077181315
- Cited by
- 1,113
- References
- 6
- FWCI
- 8.67
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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