Enhancement bias in descriptions of self and others

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 505-516

  Krueger, Joachim ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0032219785     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167298245006     Document Type: Article

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