The impact of assimilation and differentiation needs on perceived group importance and judgments of ingroup size

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 546-558

  Pickett, Cynthia L ^a   Silver, Michael D ^b   Brewer, Marilynn B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 23044533670     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167202287011     Document Type: Review

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