Attributional orientations and the prediction of behavior: The attribution-prediction bias

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 718-727

  Ybarra, Oscar ^a   Stephan, Walter G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0001494506     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.76.5.718     Document Type: Article

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