Cognitive processing of causal explanations: A sociocognitive perspective

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 5-6, 1999, Pages 673-690

  Channouf, Ahmed ^a   Py, Jacques ^a   Somat, Alain ^b  

^a University of Aix Marseille   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ RENNES 2   (France)

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EID: 0033169296     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0992(199908/09)29:5/6<673::AID-EJSP956>3.0.CO;2-P     Document Type: Article

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