Underestimates and truly false consensus effects in estimates of embarrassment and other emotions

Basic and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 223-241

  Sabini, John ^a   Cosmas, Kathy ^b   Siepmann, Michael ^b   Stein, Julia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033181420     PISSN: 01973533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15324834BASP2103_6     Document Type: Article

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