Deconstructing dispositional bias in clinical inference: Two interventions

Journal of Counseling and Development

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 74-81

  Chen, Mei Whei ^a   Froehle, Thomas ^b   Morran, Keith ^b  

^a NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0031326089     PISSN: 07489633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1556-6676.1997.tb02378.x     Document Type: Article

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