Distorted distance estimation induced by a self-relevant national boundary

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 305-312

  Burris, Christopher T ^a   Branscombe, Nyla R ^b  

^a ST JEROME S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Boundaries; Categorization; Distance estimation; Illusions; Mental maps; Self

Indexed keywords

EID: 15844389841     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2004.06.012     Document Type: Article

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