Numerical Representation of Groups in Cooperative Settings: Social Orientation Effects on Ingroup Bias

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 630-659

  Bettencourt, B Ann ^a   Charlton, Kelly ^b   Kernahan, Cyndi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0031316486     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jesp.1997.1334     Document Type: Article

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