The illusion of transparency and the alleviation of speech anxiety

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 618-625

  Savitsky, Kenneth ^a   Gilovich, Thomas ^b  

^a WILLIAMS COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

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EID: 0242653986     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1031(03)00056-8     Document Type: Article

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