Accentuation of information processes and biases in group judgments integrating base-rate and case-specific information

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 116-126

  Hinsz, Verlin B ^a   Scott Tindale, R ^b   Nagao, Dennis H ^c  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^c GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 36448979892     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2007.02.013     Document Type: Article

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