Have dispositional inferences been oversold? the role of trait judgments in the multiple inference model

Psychological Inquiry

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 44-47

  Newman, Leonard S ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 67649850296     PISSN: 1047840X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10478400902744303     Document Type: Note

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