The confirmability and disconfirmability of trait concepts: Competence affects evidentiary standards for warmth

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1130-1138

  Tausch, Nicole ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 57149131403     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.548     Document Type: Article

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