Implicit and explicit self-esteem: What are we measuring?

Canadian Psychology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 195-202

  Tafarodi, Romin W ^a   Ho, Caroline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 33749645094     PISSN: 07085591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/cp2006009     Document Type: Article

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