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A Wittgensteinian Analysis Of The Role Of Self-Reports In Psychology

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Selected aspects of the complex problem of the role of self-reports in psychology were presented in order to exemplify the form that Wittgensteinian analyses might take in psychology. Specifically, the self-report of anger was investigated.

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  1. George Peabody College, University of Houston, Box 151, Nashville, Tennessee, 37203, USA

    Lois Shawver &  Paul R. Dokecki

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Shawver, L., Dokecki, P.R. A Wittgensteinian Analysis Of The Role Of Self-Reports In Psychology. Psychol Rec 20, 289–296 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03393944

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