Knowing Me, knowing You: Anonymity effects on social identity processes within groups

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 526-537

  Lea, Martin ^a   Spears, Russell ^b   De Groot, Daphne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 0035531159     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167201275002     Document Type: Article

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