A basis for bias in geographical judgments

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 151-159

  Friedman, Alinda ^a   Brown, Norman R ^a   Mcgaffey, Aaron P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN;

ATTITUDE; COGNITION; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; JUDGMENT;

EID: 0036516758     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03196272     Document Type: Article

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