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Galton and the birth of differential psychology and eugenics: Social, political, and economic forces

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Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1976
Tongue: English
Weight: 982 KB
Volume: 12
Category: Article
ISSN: 0022-5061
DOI: 10.1002/1520-6696(197601)12:1<47::aid-jhbs2300120106>3.0.co;2-v

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