Self-anchoring as predictor of in-group favoritism: Is it applicable to real group contexts?

Cahiers de Psychologie Cognitive

Volumn 22, Issue 4-5, 2004, Pages 427-443

  Often, Sabine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

In group favoritism; Self anchoring; Social projection

Indexed keywords

EID: 31144455130     PISSN: 02499185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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