Ethnic group differences in lay philosophies of behavior in the United States

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 438-445

  Bauman, Christopher W ^a   Skitka, Linda J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Attribution; Ethnicity; Lay philosophies; Race

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744796794     PISSN: 00220221     EISSN: 15525422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022022106288479     Document Type: Review

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