An examination of the actor-observer effect in young drivers' attributions for their own and their friends' risky driving

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 806-824

  Harré, Niki ^a   Brandt, Theo ^a   Houkamau, Carla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

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EID: 3543017334     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2004.tb02572.x     Document Type: Review

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