Effects of standards on self-enhancing interpretations of ambiguous social comparison information

Basic and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 65-79

  Klein, William M P ^a,c   Monin, Matthew M ^a   Steers Wentzell, Katrina L ^a   Buckingham, Justin T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 33645974877     PISSN: 01973533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15324834basp2801_6     Document Type: Article

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