Language of response and the spontaneous self-concept a test of the cultural accommodation hypothesis

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 115-121

  Watkins, David ^a   Gerong, Andres ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033477252     PISSN: 00220221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022022199030001007     Document Type: Article

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