The really fundamental attribution error in social psychological research

Psychological Inquiry

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-15

  Sabini, John ^a   Siepmann, Michael ^b   Stein, Julia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0035580859     PISSN: 1047840X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327965PLI1201_01     Document Type: Article

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