Self-Fulfilling Prophecies, Perceptual Biases, and Accuracy at the Individual and Group Levels

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 530-561

  Smith, Alison E ^b   Jussim, Lee ^b   Eccles, Jacquelynne ^b   Vannoy, Michelle ^a   Madon, Stephanie ^b   Palumbo, Polly ^b  

^a MATHEMATICA POLICY RESEARCH   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0032328221     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jesp.1998.1363     Document Type: Article

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