The sexual overperception bias: Evidence of a systematic bias in men from a survey of naturally occurring events

Journal of Research in Personality

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 34-47

  Haselton, Martie G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0037294244     PISSN: 00926566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0092-6566(02)00529-9     Document Type: Article

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