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A Basic Paradigm for the Study of Personality, Roles, and Social Behavior

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Personality, Roles, and Social Behavior

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This is the story of a research paradigm: of its conception, “birth,” and subsequent development. This story is particularly appropriate for the present volume because the paradigm it describes is, in many respects, ideally suited to the study of personality, roles, and social behavior.

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Ickes, W. (1982). A Basic Paradigm for the Study of Personality, Roles, and Social Behavior. In: Ickes, W., Knowles, E.S. (eds) Personality, Roles, and Social Behavior. Springer Series in Social Psychology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-9469-3_11

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