Social cognition permeates social psychology: Motivated mental processes guide the study of human social behavior

Asian Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 63-78

  Operario, Don ^a   Fiske, Susan T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

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EID: 0033467709     PISSN: 13672223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-839X.00026     Document Type: Article

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