Explaining differences between social groups: The impact of group identification on attribution

Swiss Journal of Psychology

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 244-252

  Klein, Olivier ^a   Licata, Laurent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Belgium; Identification; Intergroup attribution; Social identity; Ultimate attribution error

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035528178     PISSN: 14210185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024//1421-0185.60.4.244     Document Type: Article

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