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Tracking Trends in Psychological Science

An Empirical Analysis of the History of Psychology

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The Life Cycle of Psychological Ideas

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Tracy, J.L., Robins, R.W., Gosling, S.D. (2005). Tracking Trends in Psychological Science. In: Dalton, T.C., Evans, R.B. (eds) The Life Cycle of Psychological Ideas. Path in Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-306-48010-2_6

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