The reason for Asian overconfidence

Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied

Volumn 140, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 615-618

  Li, Shu ^a   Chen, Wei Wei ^b   Yu, Yao ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PSYCHOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ASIAN; CHINA; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SINGAPORE;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; CULTURE; HUMANS; SELF CONCEPT; SINGAPORE;

EID: 33751565572     PISSN: 00223980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JRLP.140.6.615-618     Document Type: Review

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