When the past becomes history: Effects of temporal order on explanations of trends

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 191-206

  Teigen, Karl Halvor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

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EID: 3142694752     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.191     Document Type: Article

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