Social reality and self-construction: A case of "bounded irrationality?"

Basic and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 105-114

  Klein, William M P ^a   Goethals, George R ^b  

^a Health Services and Department of Biology   (United States)

^b WILLIAMS COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 0036284536     PISSN: 01973533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15324834BASP2402_3     Document Type: Article

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