Perceptions of self and other in the prisoner's dilemma: Outcome bias and evidential reasoning

American Journal of Psychology

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 593-618

  Krueger, Joachim I ^a   Acevedo, Melissa ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Valencia Community College   (United States)

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EID: 38149019338     PISSN: 00029556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/20445427     Document Type: Article

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