Cognitive biases and political party affiliation in intergroup conflict

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 37-57

  Rouhana, Nadim N ^a   O'Dwyer, Anne ^b   Morrison Vaso, Sharon K ^b  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0031537444     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.1997.tb00622.x     Document Type: Article

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