The contribution of the lay theories approach to the study of groups

Personality and Social Psychology Review

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 98-106

  Hong, Ying Yi ^b   Levy, Sheri R ^a   Chiu, Chi Yue ^c  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^c NONE

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EID: 0035649392     PISSN: 10888683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327957PSPR0502_1     Document Type: Article

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