Protestant Ethic Scale (Pro-Protestant Ethic and Non-Protestant Ethic sub-scales)
“People who "do things the easy way" are the smart ones”
CITM_3e4119fc43d7 · 3 source instruments · 1 surface variant
people who do things the easy way are the smart ones
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“People who "do things the easy way" are the smart ones”
“People who "do things the easy way" are the smart ones”
“People who "do things the easy way" are the smart ones”
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