Predicting the Interpersonal Targets of Self-Serving Attributions

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 333-340

  Silvia, Paul J ^a   Duval, T Shelley ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0035600808     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jesp.2000.1468     Document Type: Article

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