False consensus in social context: Differential projection and perceived social distance

British Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 417-429

  Jones, Paul E ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COOPERATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 4944243944     PISSN: 01446665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/0144666042038015     Document Type: Article

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