When social worlds collide: Overconfidence in the multiple audience problem

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 619-628

  Van Boven, Leaf ^b   Kruger, Justin ^a   Savitsky, Kenneth ^c   Gilovich, Thomas ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 0034179141     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167200267009     Document Type: Article

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