Me or not me as source of ingroup favoritism and outgroup derogation: A connectionist perspective

Social Cognition

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 84-109

  Vanhoomissen, Tim ^a   Van Overwalle, Frank ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

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EID: 77249124434     PISSN: 0278016X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/soco.2010.28.1.84     Document Type: Article

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