What does the DIT measure?

British Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 103-111

  Thoma, Stephen ^a   Barnett, Robert ^b   Rest, James ^b   Narvaez, Darcia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033448933     PISSN: 01446665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/014466699164068     Document Type: Article

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