Explaining unfair and fair outcomes: The therapeutic value of attributional analysis

British Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 495-511

  Lupfer, Michael B ^a   Doan, Kelly ^a   Houston, David A ^a  

^a University of Memphis   (United States)

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EID: 0032267702     PISSN: 01446665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8309.1998.tb01186.x     Document Type: Article

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