The moderating effects of cognitive appraisal processes on self-attribution of responsibility

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 2233-2245

  Lalwani, Neal ^b   Duval, T Shelley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0034559054     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2000.tb02434.x     Document Type: Article

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