Aggression, Pleasure, and Cognitive Dissonance
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Aggression, Pleasure, and Cognitive Dissonance
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Open Psychology Journal
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1874-3501
DOI: 10.2174/1874350101407010050