Intergroup bias and correspondence bias: People engage in situational correction when it suits them

British Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 379-385

  Vonk, Roos ^a   Konst, Dorien ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0032389101     PISSN: 01446665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8309.1998.tb01178.x     Document Type: Article

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