Evidence for Egocentric Comparison in Social Judgment

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 213-229

  Dunning, David ^a   Hayes, Andrew F ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

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EID: 0030506987     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.71.2.213     Document Type: Article

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