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What you should want from your professional: The impact of educational information on people’s attitudes toward simple actuarial tools

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What you should want from your professional: The impact of educational information on people’s attitudes toward simple actuarial tools. / Eastwood, Joseph; Luther, Kirk.
In: Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, Vol. 47, No. 6, 01.12.2016, p. 402-412.

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Eastwood, J & Luther, K 2016, 'What you should want from your professional: The impact of educational information on people’s attitudes toward simple actuarial tools', Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, vol. 47, no. 6, pp. 402-412. https://doi.org/10.1037/pro0000111

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Eastwood, J., & Luther, K. (2016). What you should want from your professional: The impact of educational information on people’s attitudes toward simple actuarial tools. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 47(6), 402-412. https://doi.org/10.1037/pro0000111

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Eastwood J, Luther K. What you should want from your professional: The impact of educational information on people’s attitudes toward simple actuarial tools. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice. 2016 Dec 1;47(6):402-412. doi: 10.1037/pro0000111

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Eastwood, Joseph ; Luther, Kirk. / What you should want from your professional : The impact of educational information on people’s attitudes toward simple actuarial tools. In: Professional Psychology: Research and Practice. 2016 ; Vol. 47, No. 6. pp. 402-412.

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