Putting threat into perspective: Experimental studies on perceptual distortion in international conflict

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 795-809

  Kemmelmeier, Markus ^a   Winter, David G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0034346306     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167200269005     Document Type: Article

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