Rationality vs. accuracy of social judgment

Social Cognition

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 245-273

  Wright, Jack C ^a   Drinkwater, Matthew ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0031313659     PISSN: 0278016X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/soco.1997.15.4.245     Document Type: Article

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