Is the self-concept a habitual referent in judgments of similarity?

Psychological Science

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 158-163

  Catrambone, Richard ^a   Beike, Denise ^b   Niedenthal, Paula ^b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0041094240     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.1996.tb00349.x     Document Type: Article

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