"Fortunately, I'm no einstein": Comparison relevance as a determinant of behavioral assimilation and contrast

Social Cognition

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 607-636

  LeBoeuf, Robyn A ^a,c   Estes, Zachary ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 12344313525     PISSN: 0278016X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/soco.22.6.607.54817     Document Type: Review

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