Spontaneous trait inferences: Are they linked to the actor or to the action?

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 450-462

  Van Overwalle, Frank ^a   Drenth, Tinneke ^a   Marsman, Gooitske ^a  

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EID: 0033240609     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167299025004005     Document Type: Article

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