"I" value freedom, but "we" value relationships: Self-Construal Priming Mirrors Cultural Differences in Judgment

Psychological Science

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 321-326

  Gardner, Wendi L ^a   Gabriel, Shira ^b   Lee, Angela Y ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0000751167     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9280.00162     Document Type: Article

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