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Charles S. Peirce (1839-1914): The first American experimental psychologist†
Thomas C. Cadwallader,
Thomas C. Cadwallader
Indiana State University and Harvard University
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Thomas C. Cadwallader,
Thomas C. Cadwallader
Indiana State University and Harvard University
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First published: July 1974
Citations: 7
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Read as part of a symposium, “The first generation of American psychologists: Chauncey Wright, Charles S. Peirce, William James, and G. T. Ladd” at the meetings of the Eastern Psychological Association, Washington, D. C., May 4, 1973.
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