Natural myside bias is independent of cognitive ability

Thinking and Reasoning

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 225-247

  Stanovich, Keith E ^a   West, Richard F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34447135227     PISSN: 13546783     EISSN: 14640708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13546780600780796     Document Type: Article

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