Choice of comparisons in intergroup settings: The role of temporal information and comparison motives

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 649-671

  Brown, Rupert J ^a   Zagefka, Hanna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33749391919     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.311     Document Type: Article

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