Ingroup and outgroup inferences: When ingroup bias overwhelms outcome bias

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 343-360

  Mackie, Diane M ^a   Ahn, Mi Na ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0032372344     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0992(199805/06)28:3<343::AID-EJSP863>3.0.CO;2-U     Document Type: Article

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