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De Luca Picione, R. The Foundation of Psychology as a Theory-Driven Science. The Centrality of Sensemaking Process to Renew the Discipline. Integr. psych. behav. 50, 532–542 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12124-016-9347-5
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