Self-enhancement on a self-categorization leash: Evidence for a dual-process model of first- and third-person perceptions

Human Communication Research

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 190-215

  Zhang, Jinguang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 77951218532     PISSN: 03603989     EISSN: 14682958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2958.2010.01373.x     Document Type: Article

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