The personal/group discrimination discrepancy: The role of informational complexity

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1430-1440

  Quinn, Kimberly A ^a   Roese, Neal J ^b   Pennington, Ginger L ^b   Olson, James M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033419061     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167299259008     Document Type: Article

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