The role of motivated reasoning in optimistic time predictions

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 238-247

  Buehler, Roger ^a   Griffin, Dale ^b   MacDonald, Heather ^b  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE

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EID: 0031286367     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167297233003     Document Type: Article

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