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Psychology 12 Psychological Methods: Research Procedures

Psychology 12
Psychological Methods: Research Procedures

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Books and other materials (no articles) SCOTTY - UCR Libraries Catalog MELVYL - All UC Catalog	- Title or Periodical Title = (Sex Roles) - Title or Periodical Title limited to periodicals = (Sex Roles) or (Journal of Research in Personality) or (Journal of Experimental Psychology) or (Cognitive Therapy & Research) - ISSN = (0096-3445)
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- Course Reserves for Psych 12 - Avoiding plagiarism - Reading Call Numbers - Citing Your Sources

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