On the substitutability of the third-person perception

Media Psychology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 231-249

  Tal Or, Nurit ^a   Tsfati, Yariv ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

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EID: 34547525292     PISSN: 15213269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15213260701375637     Document Type: Article

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