A Group By Any Other Name—The Role of Entitativity in Group Perception

European Review of Social Psychology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 139-166

  Hamilton, David L ^a   Sherman, Steven J ^b   Castelli, Luigi ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

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EID: 6344281793     PISSN: 10463283     EISSN: 1479277X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14792772143000049     Document Type: Article

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