Sandbagging as a self-presentational strategy: Claiming to be less than you are

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 56-70

  Gibson, Bryan ^b   Sachau, Daniel ^a  

^a MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0033632883     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167200261006     Document Type: Article

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