Attributions for the performance of self and other: It matters who the "other" is

Australian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 14-20

  Ashkanasy, Neal M ^a  

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EID: 0031352568     PISSN: 00049530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00049539708259845     Document Type: Article

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