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Specious comparisons versus comparative epistemology

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Commentary onMacphailEuan M. (1987) The comparative psychology of Intelligence. BBS 10: 645–695.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 May 2011

Stephen F. Walker
Stephen F. Walker
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Department of Psychology, Resource Centre for Life Sciences, Birkbeck College, University of London, London WC1E 7HX, England
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 13 , Issue 2 , June 1990 , pp. 394 - 395
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