'Compared to what?': Comparison choice in an internation context

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 31-42

  Brown, Rupert ^a   Haeger, Gabi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033068202     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0992(199902)29:1<31::AID-EJSP912>3.0.CO;2-6     Document Type: Review

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