An external orientation to the study of causal beliefs: Applications to Chinese populations and comparative research

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 160-186

  Lieber, Eli ^a   Yang, Kuo Shu ^b   Lin, Yi Cheng ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 0040790488     PISSN: 00220221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022022100031002002     Document Type: Article

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