Super-ordinary bias in Japanese self-predictions of future life events

Asian Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 169-185

  Ohashi, Megumi M ^a   Yamaguchi, Susumu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Japanese; Probability judgment; Relative likelihood; Self concept; Unrealistic optimism

Indexed keywords

EID: 4344608877     PISSN: 13672223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-839x.2004.00143.x     Document Type: Article

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