Effects of Suspicion on Attributional Thinking and the Correspondence Bias

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1164-1184

  Fein, Steven ^a  

^a WILLIAMS COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 0030554032     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.70.6.1164     Document Type: Article

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