The social determinants of intellectual performance under threat: From interpersonal comparisons to the stereotype threat

Swiss Journal of Psychology

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 139-144

  Ouiamzade, Alain ^a   Croizet, Jean Claude ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

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EID: 34548458968     PISSN: 14210185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/1421-0185.66.3.139     Document Type: Review

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