Social projection to ingroups and outgroups: A review and meta-analysis

Personality and Social Psychology Review

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 32-47

  Robbins, Jordan M ^a,b   Krueger, Joachim I ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 15944377410     PISSN: 10888683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327957pspr0901_3     Document Type: Review

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