Depressive realism: Wiser or quieter?

Psychological Record

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 551-562

  Blanco, Fernando ^a   Matute, Helena ^a   Vadillo, Miguel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEUSTO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Depression; Illusion of control; Judgment of control; Probability of responding

Indexed keywords

EID: 72349086157     PISSN: 00332933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03395681     Document Type: Article

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