The fundamental fundamental attribution error: Correspondence bias in individualist and collectivist cultures

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1208-1219

  Krull, Douglas S ^b   Loy, Michelle Hui Min ^c   Lin, Jennifer ^a   Wang, Ching Fu ^c   Chen, Suhong ^c   Zhao, Xudong ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 0033454366     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167299258003     Document Type: Article

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