Cognitive differences between Japanese and Americans in their perceptions of difficult social situations

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 499-524

  Nishida, Hiroko ^b   Hammer, Mitchell R ^c   Wiseman, Richard L ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHIZUOKA   (Japan)

^c NONE

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EID: 0032337025     PISSN: 00220221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022022198294001     Document Type: Article

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