Drivers' Ratings of Different Components of Their Own Driving Skill: A Greater Illusion of Superiority for Skills That Relate to Accident Involvement

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 177-195

  Horswill, Mark S ^a   Waylen, Andrea E ^b   Tofield, Matthew I ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 1642301071     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2004.tb02543.x     Document Type: Review

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