What Makes for a Good Theory? How to Evaluate a Theory Using the Strength Model of Self-Control as an Example

Karolin Gieseler; David D. Loschelder; Malte Friese

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-13788-5_1

What Makes for a Good Theory? How to Evaluate a Theory Using the Strength Model of Self-Control as an Example

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What Makes for a Good Theory? How to Evaluate a Theory Using the Strength Model of Self-Control as an Example. / Gieseler, Karolin; Loschelder, David D.; Friese, Malte.
Social Psychology in Action : Evidence-Based Interventions from Theory to Practice. Hrsg. / Kai Sassenberg; Michael L. W. Vliek. Cham: Springer Nature, 2019. S. 3-21.

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Gieseler, K, Loschelder, DD & Friese, M 2019, What Makes for a Good Theory? How to Evaluate a Theory Using the Strength Model of Self-Control as an Example. in K Sassenberg & MLW Vliek (Hrsg.), Social Psychology in Action : Evidence-Based Interventions from Theory to Practice. Springer Nature, Cham, S. 3-21. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-13788-5_1

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Gieseler, K., Loschelder, D. D., & Friese, M. (2019). What Makes for a Good Theory? How to Evaluate a Theory Using the Strength Model of Self-Control as an Example. In K. Sassenberg, & M. L. W. Vliek (Hrsg.), Social Psychology in Action : Evidence-Based Interventions from Theory to Practice (S. 3-21). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-13788-5_1

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Gieseler K, Loschelder DD, Friese M. What Makes for a Good Theory? How to Evaluate a Theory Using the Strength Model of Self-Control as an Example. in Sassenberg K, Vliek MLW, Hrsg., Social Psychology in Action : Evidence-Based Interventions from Theory to Practice. Cham: Springer Nature. 2019. S. 3-21 doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-13788-5_1

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